Meninggalkan

Meninggalkan is an Indonesian verb meaning to leave behind, to abandon, or to desert. It is a transitive verb used with a direct object such as a person, place, thing, or responsibility. The action typically carries a sense of intentional departure rather than merely moving away.

In usage, meninggalkan is formed with the prefix meN- and often the base tinggalkan, producing meninggalkan. It can describe leaving a place (she left the city), abandoning a person (he abandoned his partner), leaving an object behind (I left the book on the table), or giving up a responsibility or habit (to abandon a practice). Indonesian uses no tense conjugation; time references are provided by adverbs or context, as in sudah meninggalkan or akan meninggalkan.

The sentence can be made passive with ditinggalkan to indicate that something was left behind by someone else, or that someone was left by another person. Examples: Rumah itu ditinggalkan oleh keluarganya. Saya meninggalkan buku itu di meja. Dia meninggalkan kota untuk memulai hidup baru. Mereka meninggalkan pekerjaan mereka. These forms reflect the core meaning of leaving behind, and the nuance can vary from travel and departure to abandonment or withdrawal in relationships or duties.