ditempelkan

Ditempelkan is an Indonesian verb in the passive voice meaning “to be pasted” or “to be affixed.” It describes the situation where a surface has had something attached to it, typically by an agent other than the subject, and usually indicates that the action has been completed. The form is built from the root tempel (to paste) with the suffix -kan and the passive prefix di-, yielding di-tempel-kan.

Morphologically, ditempelkan is the passive counterpart of menempelkan (to paste, to affix) and highlights the result of the action rather than the actor. In everyday use, it often appears in news reports, notices, or descriptions of posted materials where the focus is on the existence of the pasted item rather than who did the pasting. The agent is frequently explicit only if needed, e.g., oleh petugas (by the staff).

Typical contexts include posters, flyers, notices, or stickers being placed on walls, boards, or surfaces. Examples: “Poster itu telah ditempelkan di papan pengumuman,” “Flyer ditempelkan di tembok kampus,” or “Surat edaran ditempelkan di kaca pintu.” The term can be used for both formal notices and informal postings.

Related terms include ditempel (past participle used as a passive adjective), menempelkan (to paste, active form), tempelkan (imperative or causative active form), and penempelan (the act of pasting). Ditempelkan conveys that the action of pasting has occurred and the object is now affixed.