Kami menyalurkan hibah itu.

Both kami and kita can mean we, but they are not interchangeable.

• kami = we, but not including the listener
• kita = we, including the listener

So Kami menyalurkan hibah itu means that we distributed/channelled the grant, but the person being spoken to is not part of that we.

This is a very important distinction in Indonesian and often one of the first things English speakers notice, since English just uses we for both.

Menyalurkan comes from the root salur, which has the basic idea of channeling, distributing, or directing through a channel/path.

The full form breaks down like this:

• meN-
  • salur
    • -kan → menyalurkan

A few useful points:

• The prefix meN- often forms an active verb.
• The suffix -kan often makes the verb more clearly transitive or gives it a cause/direct toward something sense.
• Because of sound changes, meN- + salur becomes menyalur-, not mesalur-.

So menyalurkan means something like:

• to distribute
• to channel
• to pass on
• sometimes to allocate

The best translation depends on context.

In this sentence, -kan helps make the verb work naturally with a direct object, in this case hibah itu.

Compare the idea:

• salur = a root, not usually used by itself in normal speech as the full verb here
• menyalurkan sesuatu = to distribute/channel something

So -kan helps create the standard verb form used when something is being distributed or channelled.

For learners, the most practical thing is to remember menyalurkan as a common dictionary form meaning to distribute/channel something, rather than trying to force a one-to-one translation of -kan every time.

Hibah usually means a grant, donation, or gift transfer, often in a formal, legal, institutional, or government-related context.

Depending on context, it could refer to:

• a financial grant
• donated assets
• a legal transfer of property
• aid given without repayment

So hibah is more formal than a casual word for gift.

For comparison:

• hadiah = a present/gift, often personal
• hibah = a grant/donation/transfer, often formal or official

In Indonesian, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• hibah itu = that grant / the grant
• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book

This is different from English, where we say that grant, not grant that.

So the word order here is completely normal Indonesian noun phrase order:

• hibah itu = noun + demonstrative

It can feel like either one in translation.

Literally, itu is a demonstrative meaning that. But in natural translation, hibah itu may also be rendered as the grant, especially if the grant has already been identified in the conversation.

So depending on context:

• hibah itu = that grant
• hibah itu = the grant

This is very common in Indonesian. Demonstratives often help mark something as specific and already known.

Yes. The sentence follows the very common Subject – Verb – Object pattern:

• Kami = subject
• menyalurkan = verb
• hibah itu = object

So:

• Kami menyalurkan hibah itu.
• We distributed that grant.

This word order is very straightforward and common in Indonesian main clauses.

Yes, Indonesian often omits the subject if it is already clear from context.

For example, in a conversation or report, someone might simply say:

• Menyalurkan hibah itu.

But on its own, that can sound incomplete in English, even though Indonesian allows this kind of omission more easily.

Including kami makes the sentence clearer and more explicit:

• Kami menyalurkan hibah itu.

So the full sentence is perfectly natural, especially in formal writing, reporting, or when the speaker wants to emphasize who did the action.

A common passive version would be:

• Hibah itu kami salurkan.

This literally looks like That grant we distributed, but in Indonesian it is a normal passive-like structure when the agent is a pronoun such as kami.

Another passive form is:

• Hibah itu disalurkan oleh kami.

This is also grammatical, but oleh kami can sound more formal or heavier. In many contexts, Hibah itu kami salurkan is the more natural choice.

So the active/passive contrast is:

• Kami menyalurkan hibah itu. = active
• Hibah itu kami salurkan. = passive-style, common with pronoun agents
• Hibah itu disalurkan oleh kami. = more explicit formal passive

This is a pattern learners often notice.

In the active voice:

• Kami menyalurkan hibah itu.

But in a common passive construction with a pronoun agent:

• Hibah itu kami salurkan.

Why?

Because Indonesian often uses:

• meN-... forms for active verbs
• a bare verb base or related form after pronoun agents in this kind of passive construction

So after kami in Hibah itu kami salurkan, the verb does not keep meN-.

This is a normal pattern in Indonesian grammar, not a random exception.

A practical pronunciation guide is:

• me-nya-lur-kan

Roughly:

• me as in muh but clearer
• nya like nya in canyon plus a
• lur with a tapped or light Indonesian r
• kan like kahn with a short final n

A rough English-style approximation might be:

• muhn-ya-LOOR-kahn

Also, ny in Indonesian is a single sound, like the ny in Spanish señor or the ni sound in onion.

It can be used quite broadly. It often means to distribute or channel not only physical items, but also less concrete things.

For example, it can be used for:

• funds
• aid
• grants
• electricity
• water
• aspirations or opinions
• talent or energy

So in Kami menyalurkan hibah itu, the verb works very naturally because grants, aid, or funds are commonly distributed or channelled in Indonesian using menyalurkan.