dipadankan

Dipadankan is a Malay and Indonesian verb used to express that two items or concepts have been matched or paired. It is the passive form derived from the base verb padankan (to match or pair) with the passive prefix di- and the applicative suffix -kan. The result describes a relationship in which the matching has been completed, rather than who performed the action. The construction is common in educational and formal contexts.

In usage, dipadankan appears frequently in instructions for exercises and tests, especially those involving connecting items from two columns, matching words with meanings, or pairing images with labels. It can function within a sentence or as a heading or label, such as in instructions like “Soal dipadankan” or “Instruksi: dipadankan kolom kiri dengan kolom kanan.” The form emphasizes the action of matching and is suitable for instructional writing and assessments.

The concept is also found in Indonesian-language materials, where dipadankan similarly means that items have been matched according to a criterion. Dipadankan exercises are a standard format in language learning and vocabulary testing, helping learners reinforce associations between terms, definitions, or representations.

Related terms include padankan (the active form meaning “to match” or “to pair”) and memadankan (a related active form referring to the act of matching). Dipadankan thus serves as a common descriptor for completed matching tasks in educational contexts.