Diminta

Diminta is a passive verb form in Indonesian derived from the root meminta, meaning to ask or to request. In this form, the subject is the recipient of a request, while the person who asked (the agent) is often unspecified or introduced with oleh. The di- prefix marks the passive voice, and no suffix is added to the root. Diminta can function as the predicate in a clause or as an adjective describing a noun phrase such as orang yang diminta (the person who was asked).

Usage is common in formal writing, notices, and reported speech to convey that a request has been made without naming the requester. Examples: Saya diminta untuk hadir pada rapat tersebut. Dokumen tersebut diminta oleh panitia. Mereka diminta mengisi formulir. These sentences show diminta indicating a required or expected action toward the subject.

Related forms include permintaan (the act or request itself) and peminta (the requester or one who asks, though in everyday Indonesian peminta can also mean beggar depending on context). Diminta is thus part of a broader set of expressions describing requests and obligations. The construction can be used with untuk, agar, or supaya to indicate the purpose or outcome of the request, as in diminta untuk hadir or diminta agar hadir. Diminta conveys a modest, indirect tone, often suitable for official or formal communication.