dikurangi

Dikurangi is an Indonesian verb form that expresses subtraction or reduction in passive voice. It comes from the root verb mengurangi (to reduce) with the affixes di- and -i, indicating that the action of reducing is performed on the subject by someone or something else. The word is commonly used in mathematical and everyday contexts to describe the act of being decreased or subtracted.

In grammar, dikurangi functions as a passive construction. The subject of the sentence receives the reducing action, while the agent can be specified with oleh, though it is often omitted when the agent is obvious or unspecified. Dikurangi contrasts with berkurang, which describes something that decreases on its own or as a result of general circumstances, rather than being subjected to an explicit reducing action.

In mathematics and measurement, dikurangi is used to denote subtraction. For example, Lima dikurangi tiga sama dengan dua (Five minus three equals two). In practical contexts, it is used to express price or quantity reductions, such as Harga barang dikurangi 20 persen (The price of the item is reduced by 20 percent).

Related terms include pengurangan (the noun form for reduction or subtraction) and mengurangi (the active verb meaning to reduce). Dikurangi thus serves as the grammatical tool for conveying that a reduction has been applied to a subject by an agent, or in arithmetic, that subtraction has occurred.

See also: berkurang, pengurangan, mengurangi, pengurang.