berkurang

Berkurang is an Indonesian verb meaning to become less, to decrease, or to be reduced. It describes a change in quantity, level, or intensity where the subject experiences a reduction rather than causing it.

Form and use: It is formed with the prefix ber- attached to the root kurang (less). It is intransitive, typically describing a state change and does not take a direct object. It is commonly used with nouns of quantity (pendapatan, stok, jumlah, harga) or with phrases indicating extent (secara signifikan, secara bertahap).

Examples: Pendapatan keluarga berkurang setelah kehilangan pekerjaan. Harga barang berkurang menjelang hari raya. Jumlah peserta berkurang secara signifikan. In these cases, berkurang signals that the amount or level has diminished.

Related terms and nuance: Berkurang differs from menurunkan, which is transitive and means to cause something to decrease. Berkurang can be strengthened or qualified with adverbs such as secara drastis, secara bertahap, atau cepat to indicate rate or manner of decrease. It is commonly found in reporting, statistics, economics, and descriptions of changing conditions.