dibenarkan

Dibenarkan is a Malay and Indonesian term meaning “to be allowed” or “permitted.” It is the passive participle form derived from the verb benarkan, which means to permit or authorize. The form is built with the prefix di- to indicate passive voice and the suffix -kan to mark the action as something that can be allowed or approved. As such, dibenarkan describes a state in which an action, behavior, or condition has received approval from an authority or complies with applicable rules.

In usage, dibenarkan appears mainly in formal writing, regulations, notices, and statements by authorities. In everyday language, speakers often use dibolehkan or diizinkan, but dibenarkan is understood and used in many Malay-language texts and in some Indonesian contexts, particularly in legal or administrative language. It may appear in sentences such as: Kegiatan itu dibenarkan oleh pihak berwenang. or Masuk tanpa izin tidak dibenarkan.

Etymology-wise, the term comes from benarkan (to permit) with the di- prefix marking the passive voice, and the -kan suffix forming a transitive meaning related to permitting. The active counterpart is membenarkan (to permit or authorize), while other common equivalents for “permitted” include dibolehkan and diizinkan, depending on regional usage and register.

Related terms include membenarkan (to permit/authorize), dibolehkan (permitted), diizinkan (allowed), izin (permission), peraturan (regulation), and pihak berwenang (authorities). Dibenarkan thus sits within a family of expressions describing what is sanctioned or not under rules and authority.