mengakui

Mengakui is an Indonesian verb meaning to acknowledge, admit, or concede that something is true, or to recognize someone’s rights or status. It is used to state a fact, an assertion, or a claim as being valid, and can also refer to admitting fault or guilt in a formal or informal context. The action is typically transitive, taking an object such as a fact, a claim, or a situation.

The word is formed with the prefix meN- attached to the root akui (to admit/acknowledge). In Indonesian spelling, the prefix assimilates to the following phonological pattern, yielding mengakui. The verb can be followed by noun phrases or clauses introduced by bahwa, or by prakarsa such as kesalahan, klaim, hak, or fakta. Morphologically related forms include pengakuan (the act or process of acknowledging, or a confession) and pengakui? (less common). The nuance of mengakui often carries a sense of official or deliberate admission rather than a casual acknowledgment.

Usage and nuances: mengakui is commonly used in legal, political, and formal discourse, as well as everyday conversation. Examples include mengakui kesalahan (to admit fault), mengakui hak (to recognize rights), and mengakui kebenaran suatu pernyataan (to acknowledge the truth of a statement). In contrast, synonyms such as mengaku or mengakui can be used in different contexts, with mengakui typically emphasizing acceptance of a claim as true, and mengaku often used for confessing or admitting something about oneself.

Related term: pengakuan, the noun form meaning acknowledgment or confession.