Kritiknya

Kritiknya is a grammatical form in Indonesian that functions as the possessive construction of the noun kritik, meaning criticism. The form indicates that the criticism belongs to a person or thing mentioned in the surrounding discourse. It is formed by attaching the possessive suffix -nya to kritik, resulting in kritiknya, which can appear in sentences as a noun phrase.

As a possessive construction, kritiknya is not a separate lexical item but a morphological variant used to specify ownership of a criticism. For example: Kritiknya terhadap rencana itu cukup tajam. This sentence signals that the criticism being discussed is attributed to someone specific, based on context. Another example: Kebijakan itu mendapat perhatian karena kritiksinya yang tajam. Here, the emphasis is on the sharpness of the criticism itself, attributed to a speaker or actor previously identified.

Usage notes: The possessive form kritiknya typically follows the referent’s role in the discourse. When starting a sentence, capitalization may occur for a proper-noun or title usage, but in ordinary text it is written kritiknya. The form can function as a subject or object within a clause, depending on the sentence structure, and it often co-occurs with verbs of perception, opinion, or evaluation.

See also: Kritik, Indonesian grammar, Possessive constructions.