memperbolehkan

Memperbolehkan is an Indonesian verb meaning to allow, permit, or authorize something to take place. It is a causative form built from the root boleh, with the affixes me- and -kan, and it denotes granting permission for an action by someone or for something to occur. The passive form diperbolehkan means “is allowed.”

In usage, memperbolehkan appears in formal or official contexts such as regulations, policies, or statements by authorities. It requires an object that refers to the action or condition being allowed, for example: Perusahaan memperbolehkan karyawan bekerja dari rumah. Kebijakan ini memperbolehkan penggunaan data pribadi untuk penelitian. The structure can be followed by untuk + infinitive or by a clause indicating the allowed action.

Nuance and synonyms: memperbolehkan tends to be more formal than mengizinkan or membolehkan, emphasizing that permission is granted by a competent authority. It is closely related to membolehkan and mengizinkan, which are also used to express permission but may carry different connotations of formality or emphasis.

Related forms and usage notes: Indonesian verbs don’t inflect for tense; time is conveyed through context or adverbs such as sudah, akan, sedang. The related passive form diperbolehkan is common when describing rules or exceptions in which something is allowed, not who grants the permission.

See also: boleh, izinkan, izinkan, mengizinkan, membolehkan.

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