Dibeli

Dibeli is an Indonesian verb form that marks the passive voice of the root verb beli, which means to buy. It denotes that an object has been purchased by someone, with the agent (the buyer) often omitted or introduced with oleh.

In Indonesian, the di- prefix forms the passive voice. Dibeli does not carry tense by itself; aspect is expressed with particles such as sudah, telah, akan, or melalui context. The subject of the sentence is typically the thing being bought, while the agent can be specified as needed, for example: Buku itu dibeli oleh seorang pedagang.

Dibeli is commonly used in everyday speech, journalism, product descriptions, and commerce to indicate ownership or status after purchase. It can appear in statements like Mobil itu sudah dibeli or Barang itu dibeli untuk keperluan kantor. The passive form can also be contrasted with other related forms, such as dibelikan (causative passive, meaning someone buys something for someone else) or terjual/terbeli (indicating a state resulting from the action, often with a sense of completion or involuntary occurrence).

See also: Bahasa Indonesia, Kata kerja pasif, Beli, Oleh.

Overall, dibeli is a standard, neutral construction in Indonesian grammar used to describe purchases from the perspective of the object rather than the buyer.