membubuhkan

Membubuhkan is an Indonesian verb that means to affix, apply, or insert something onto another object. The action typically involves placing a mark, sign, seal, or inscription onto a surface or document. In formal or official contexts, membubuhkan is commonly used to describe actions such as signing a document or applying a seal.

Common usage and context include adding a signature (membubuhkan tanda tangan) to a contract or form, applying a company or official stamp (membubuhkan cap atau segel) to a document, or inserting an element into a form or record. The term can also extend to adding elements in a broader sense, such as membubuhkan unsur pada sebuah karya atau pernyataan. In everyday language, it conveys a deliberate act of placing or marking something in a way that makes the action official or permanent.

Grammatically, membubuhkan is transitive and takes a direct object representing what is being affixed, while the agent performing the action is usually the subject of the sentence. The passive form is dibubuhkan, as in “dokumen tersebut telah dibubuhkan tanda tangan.” This construction emphasizes the result of the action rather than the actor.

Etymologically, the word derives from the root bubuh with the prefix me- and the suffix -kan, forming a verb that denotes causing something to be placed or applied. The term tends to appear in formal, administrative, or legal writing, and is preferred when describing official acts of marking or endorsing.

See also: signing, stamping, affixing, sealing.