Audisi dimulai sekarang.

now

Breakdown of Audisi dimulai sekarang.

• dimulai: to begin
• audisi: the audition

Questions & Answers about Audisi dimulai sekarang.

What does dimulai mean, and how is it built?

Dimulai comes from the root mulai, meaning to start / to begin.

The prefix di- makes it a passive verb, so dimulai literally means is started or is begun.

So structurally:

• mulai = start / begin
• dimulai = be started / be begun

In this sentence, Indonesian uses a form that literally looks passive, even though in English we would usually translate it more naturally as The audition starts now.

Why is it dimulai instead of just mulai?

Using dimulai makes the sentence sound more standard and announcement-like.

Compare:

• Audisi dimulai sekarang. = The audition starts now. / The audition is beginning now.
• Audisi mulai sekarang. = also understandable, and often heard in speech, but it can sound a little less formal or a little more colloquial depending on context.

A useful way to think about it:

• mulai focuses on beginning
• dimulai presents the event as something that is being started

In public announcements, schedules, and formal statements, dimulai is very common.

Is this sentence passive?