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digeser

Digeser is an Indonesian term formed from the verb geser with the passive prefix di-, used to describe something that has been moved, slid, or displaced by an external action. It functions as a passive participle and can act as an adjective or as part of a passive verb phrase. In everyday language it denotes physical displacement as well as figurative shifts in position, status, or arrangement.

In physical contexts, digeser indicates that an object has been moved from its original place. Examples include

Related forms include menggeser (to move or shift something actively) and pergeseran (the act or result of

furniture,
barriers,
or
other
items:
"Meja
itu
telah
digeser
satu
meter
ke
kiri"
(The
table
has
been
moved
one
meter
to
the
left).
In
organizational
or
political
contexts,
the
term
is
used
to
describe
someone
or
something
being
displaced
from
a
position
or
role,
such
as
"menteri
itu
digeser
dari
posisinya
dalam
reshuffle"
(that
minister
has
been
moved
from
his
position
in
the
reshuffle).
The
agent
causing
the
movement
is
typically
introduced
with
oleh
in
Indonesian,
e.g.,
"oleh
petugas"
(by
the
officer).
shifting
or
displacement).
The
term
tergeser
can
be
used
to
describe
something
that
has
become
displaced
or
shifted
as
a
result
of
other
actions.
Digeser
is
primarily
a
descriptive
term
in
Indonesian
and
is
not
commonly
used
as
a
standalone
noun;
for
nominalization,
the
related
word
perg
eseran
or
penggeseran
is
used.