buatkan

Buatkan is an Indonesian verb form that combines the verb buat (to make or to create) with the causative suffix -kan. The resulting form expresses a request or instruction to have something made for another person, often in a service or cooperative context. It is widely used in everyday speech to ask someone to prepare or provide something for the speaker or for someone else.

In terms of grammar, buatkan operates as a ditransitive construction. The action is performed by an implied or explicit subject (the doer), the thing to be produced is the object, and the beneficiary is typically expressed or understood as the indirect object. Common patterns include buatkan + [item] or buatkan [item] + untuk + [person], for example: buatkan kopi, buatkan laporan itu, tolong buatkan kopi untuk saya.

Usage notes: buatkan is polite and practical for requests in informal and semi-formal contexts. In more formal settings, speakers may use variants such as tolong buatkan or mohon buatkan, or rephrase with passive voice, e.g., dibuatkan: Kopi saya dibuatkan. The form emphasizes that the requested item will be prepared specifically for the recipient.

Related forms include dasar buat (to make), membuat (to create), and dibuatkan (to have something made for someone). Buatkan remains a common and flexible tool in Indonesian for requesting customized or prepared items and services.