Panitia menjelaskan dampak perubahan jadwal pada latihan.

The committee explains the impact of the schedule change on practice.

Breakdown of Panitia menjelaskan dampak perubahan jadwal pada latihan.

• menjelaskan: to explain
• latihan: the practice session
• perubahan jadwal: the schedule change
• pada: on

Questions & Answers about Panitia menjelaskan dampak perubahan jadwal pada latihan.

What does the word panitia mean here? Is it singular or plural?

Panitia means “the organizing committee/organizers.” It’s a collective noun. Indonesian doesn’t mark articles (no “the/a”), and number is inferred from context. You can talk about:

• the group: panitia / pihak panitia (the committee as a party/side)
• the members: anggota panitia or para panitia (the committee members; para = plural for people) To talk about multiple different committees, you can say panitia-panitia or berbagai panitia.

Do I need to say menjelaskan tentang? I often see “explain about” in Indonesian.

With menjelaskan, you don’t need tentang if you already have a direct object. So:

• Correct and preferred: Panitia menjelaskan dampak…
• Also heard but wordier: Panitia menjelaskan tentang dampak… (acceptable in everyday use, but many style guides consider the tentang redundant) If the object is a clause, use bahwa:
• Panitia menjelaskan bahwa… (“The committee explained that…”)

Why is it pada latihan and not di latihan?