sejelas

Sejelas is an Indonesian word formed with the prefix se- attached to the adjective jelas (clear). It denotes maximal clarity or completeness in expression, roughly equivalent to "as clear as possible" or "as clearly as can be." The form can function as an adverbial modifier, especially in phrases such as sejelas mungkin, where mungkin means "as possible." It is commonly used in both spoken and written Indonesian to request or describe an explanation or instruction that should be easily understood.

Usage examples include: "Tolong jelaskan sejelas mungkin" (Please explain as clearly as possible) and "Penjelasan ini sejelas mungkin" (This explanation should be as clear as possible). The phrase helps emphasize the desired level of clarity rather than a simple comparison.

Morphology and scope: sejelas is built from the base adjective jelas with the intensifying prefix se-, which in Indonesian often marks totality or extremity. In addition to sejelas mungkin, speakers may encounter the emphatic form sejelas-jelasnya in more formal or rhetorical contexts to stress complete clarity, though this variant is less common in everyday speech.

Notes: Sejelas differs from merely "jelas" (clear) in that it encodes a degree: the aim is maximum transparency of explanation.