premisnya

Premisnya is an Indonesian-language term formed from premis, meaning premise, combined with the possessive suffix -nya. It is used to refer to the premise or underlying assumption of a statement, argument, or narrative, and signals the central proposition upon which discussion or analysis is based.

Etymology and form: Premis, borrowed from the English word premise, functions as a noun in Indonesian. The suffix -nya marks possession or reference to a specific premise under discussion, making premisnya the natural way to point to that particular premise within a sentence or discourse.

Usage: In education, media literacy, and debate, premisnya helps identify the starting assumption that needs to be evaluated. In storytelling and narrative analysis, it denotes the core idea or hypothesis driving the plot. When used in arguments, stating premisnya clarifies what is accepted as true before drawing conclusions.

Examples: Premisnya adalah bahwa semua orang memiliki hak yang setara. Tanpa premisnya, analisis tidak dapat dipertahankan. In a literary critique, one might summarize the premisnya as the central claim the author uses to justify the story’s events.

See also: Premise; Premiss; Narrative premise; Logical argument.