Mengkritiknya

Mengkritiknya is a verb phrase in Indonesian that means to criticize him/her/it. It is formed from the root kritik (to critique) with the prefix me- to indicate a transitive action, plus the suffix -nya, which marks the third‑person object pronoun referring to a person or thing mentioned earlier. Examples: "Saya mengkritiknya" means "I criticize him/her."

Usage and nuance: The phrase does not by itself convey a positive or negative judgment; the tone and context determine whether the criticism is constructive or harsh. It occurs in everyday speech, media discussions, and formal writing when describing feedback directed at a person, group, policy, or work. The pronoun -nya refers to the target and can be replaced by other pronouns to refer to different referents, for example "mengkritikkannya" (to criticize him/her/it) or "mengkritikmu" (to criticize you) and "mengkritik kita" (to criticize us).

Grammatical notes: Mengkritik is a transitive verb, so there is a subject performing the action and a direct object identified by -nya. The form is commonly used in continuous or narrative contexts to indicate that someone is offering or delivering a critique toward someone or something already introduced in the discourse. As with other meN- verbs, the phrase adapts to the surrounding sentence structure and pronoun references without changing core meaning.