Manajer menyelaraskan indikator kinerja.

The core idea comes from selaras, which means in harmony, aligned, or in sync.

From that base, Indonesian builds the verb menyelaraskan:

• meN- = an active verb prefix
• selaras = aligned / harmonious
• -kan = a suffix often meaning to make something become a certain way, or to apply an action to an object

So menyelaraskan means to align something, to bring something into harmony, or to make something consistent with something else.

In this sentence, it means the manager is actively aligning the performance indicators.

This happens because of a common sound-change rule with the meN- prefix.

When meN- is added to a root beginning with s, the s usually disappears, and the prefix becomes meny-.

So:

• selaras → menyelaraskan

This is a normal pattern in Indonesian. Similar examples:

• sapu → menyapu
• sebut → menyebut
• suruh → menyuruh

So menyelaraskan is exactly what you should expect from meN- + selaras + -kan.

It is a noun phrase made of:

• indikator = indicator
• kinerja = performance

Together, indikator kinerja means performance indicators.

A useful thing to remember is that Indonesian often puts the main noun first and the describing noun after it. So:

• indikator kinerja = indicator(s) of performance
• literally: indicator performance

This is very common in Indonesian noun phrases.

Kerja usually means work or to work.

Kinerja is a more specific noun that usually means performance, especially in professional, organizational, or evaluation contexts.

So:

• kerja = work
• kinerja = performance / work performance

In business or management language, indikator kinerja is a very natural phrase for performance indicators.

Indonesian normally does not use articles like the, a, or an.

So:

• Manajer can mean the manager or a manager
• indikator kinerja can mean performance indicators or the performance indicators

Context tells you which one is meant.

This is very normal in Indonesian. You do not need to add an article in most cases.

Indonesian verbs do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So menyelaraskan by itself does not specifically mean present, past, or future. It could be interpreted as:

• aligns
• is aligning
• aligned
• will align

The time is usually understood from context or from time words such as:

• kemarin = yesterday
• sekarang = now
• besok = tomorrow
• sedang = in the process of
• sudah = already
• akan = will

Without extra context, English translations often choose the simple present, such as The manager aligns the performance indicators.

The word order is the standard Indonesian pattern:

• Manajer = subject
• menyelaraskan = verb
• indikator kinerja = object

So it is:

Subject + Verb + Object

This is very similar to normal English word order:

• The manager
  • aligns
    • the performance indicators

That makes this sentence structurally straightforward for English speakers.

Yes. Manajer is a standard Indonesian word, borrowed from manager.

Many Indonesian words used in business, administration, and technology come from other languages, including English and Dutch.

So manajer is completely natural Indonesian. It is commonly used in workplaces and formal contexts.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal and professional.

Words like:

• manajer
• menyelaraskan
• indikator kinerja

are especially common in workplace, management, HR, planning, evaluation, and corporate discussions.

In casual everyday speech, people might use simpler wording depending on the situation. But in professional Indonesian, this sentence sounds very natural.

Yes. In Indonesian, nouns often do not change form for singular vs. plural.

So indikator kinerja can mean:

• a performance indicator
• performance indicators

You decide from context.

If Indonesian wants to make plurality especially clear, it can use repetition or another marker, for example:

• indikator-indikator kinerja = performance indicators
• beberapa indikator kinerja = several performance indicators

But very often, the simple form is enough.

Yes. A natural passive version would be:

Indikator kinerja diselaraskan oleh manajer.

This means:

The performance indicators are aligned by the manager.

Here:

• diselaraskan is the passive verb
• oleh manajer = by the manager

Indonesian uses active and passive quite a lot, so it is useful to notice that menyelaraskan is active and diselaraskan is passive.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

men-ye-LA-ras-kan

A few notes:

• ny sounds like the ny in canyon
• e in the first syllable is often like a weak uh sound
• stress in Indonesian is usually not as strong as in English, but saying la a bit more clearly is a good approximation

So an English-friendly guide would be:

mən-yə-LAH-rahs-kahn

This does not capture every detail perfectly, but it is close enough for learners.