dimatikan

Dimatikan is an Indonesian passive verb formed from the root matikan, meaning to turn off or to extinguish, with the passive marker di- and the causative suffix -kan. The resulting word denotes that the action has been performed on the subject by an unspecified agent. In everyday usage, dimatikan typically conveys that a device, system, or process has been shut down or deactivated.

In grammar, dimatikan is the passive counterpart of mematikan or matikan, depending on the sentence structure. It shifts the focus from the actor to the recipient of the action, which is useful in technical writing, safety procedures, and news reporting. The form can express both non-biological and biological contexts, though the latter often employs other phrasing (for example, dibunuh or membunuh) where intent and agency are more explicit.

Contexts and usage. In technical and everyday language, dimatikan is used for turning off machines, electrical power, or software: "Listrik dimatikan untuk pemeliharaan," "Laptop sudah dimatikan." It can also appear in safety or emergency contexts: "Sistem dimatikan otomatis jika terjadi gangguan." In reference to harming living beings, dimatikan can appear in descriptive or reported speech, but more neutral or precise terms such as dibunuh are common in many registers to indicate killing rather than merely turning off.

See also. Dihidupkan (turned on), dimatikan vs. dibunuh (killed). The term reflects Indonesian passive voice construction with di- and the broader semantics of turn-off, extinguish, or terminate.