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repotnya

Repotnya is an Indonesian term formed from the verb repot and the suffix -nya. The base word repot has multiple senses, including the verb repot meaning to move a plant to a new pot, and the noun repot meaning trouble or a hassle. The suffix -nya is a possessive or topic marker, so repotnya can refer to the act of repotting, to the plant after repotting, or to the trouble itself, depending on context.

In everyday Indonesian, repotnya most often functions as a reference to trouble or difficulty. Examples include

Because repotnya is informal, it appears mainly in spoken language, social media, and casual writing. It is

sentences
like
ada
repotnya
di
proyek
itu,
meaning
there
are
troubles
with
that
project,
or
repotnya
cukup
besar,
meaning
the
trouble
is
quite
large.
In
horticul­tural
talk,
repot
is
used
as
the
action
of
moving
a
plant,
and
repotnya
can
refer
to
that
act
or
to
the
plant
after
it
has
been
repotted,
depending
on
the
speaker
and
the
sentence.
less
common
in
formal
Indonesian,
where
speakers
typically
use
clearer
terms
such
as
repot
(the
act
of
repotting)
or
masalah/kesulitan
(trouble
or
difficulty).
The
exact
meaning
of
repotnya
is
highly
context-dependent,
and
regional
variations
can
influence
how
the
word
is
interpreted.