Perbaiki

Perbaiki is an Indonesian verb meaning to repair, fix, or mend something, with the sense of restoring it to proper condition or correcting a fault. It is widely used in everyday language as well as in technical, mechanical, and software contexts.

As a transitive verb, perbaiki appears with a direct object: perbaiki mesin (repair the machine), perbaiki kerusakan (fix the damage), perbaiki kesalahan (correct the mistake). It can also function in imperative form as a command: Perbaiki itu! The related verb memperbaiki conveys the act of repairing in a more formal or complete sense, as in Saya akan memperbaiki komputer itu. The noun form perbaikan denotes the repair itself or the act of improving.

Etymology and nuance: the word is part of a family of Indonesian verbs that express restoration or improvement, linked to the idea of returning something to proper functioning or to a better state. In practice, perbaiki covers a broad range of contexts—from home repairs and vehicle maintenance to infrastructure, manufacturing, and software debugging.

Related terms and variants include perbaikan (the repair or improvement as a noun), memperbaiki (to repair, to improve, in a fuller form), and membaiki (a regional or alternative variant found in some Malay-speaking contexts). Perbaiki is a standard term across registers, used in instructions, manuals, and everyday speech.