Menakjubkan

Menakjubkan is an Indonesian word meaning astonishing, amazing, or awe-inspiring. As an adjective, it describes things that provoke strong surprise and admiration, such as natural scenery, feats, or works of art. It can function attributively as in pemandangan yang menakjubkan or predicatively as in karya arsitektur itu menakjubkan.

The term is formed from the root takjub (astonishment) with the prefix me- and the suffix -kan, producing a word that can function as a verb and, by extension, as an adjective. Indonesian allows such words to serve as predicates with or without a copula: itu menakjubkan or hal itu menakjubkan.

In usage, menakjubkan conveys a sense of strong, often surprising admiration. It carries a slightly formal or emphatic nuance compared to synonyms like mengagumkan or luar biasa, though it is widely used in both formal writing and everyday speech. Examples include sebuah prestasi yang menakjubkan, pemandangan menakjubkan, or penemuan itu menakjubkan para ilmuwan.

Related terms include mengagumkan (to inspire admiration) and luar biasa (extraordinary). The word is common in Indonesian media, literature, and public discourse, and it also appears in Malay with the same meaning. When choosing between synonyms, speakers may select menakjubkan to emphasize the immediacy of wonder or the impact of a remarkable phenomenon.