Kontrak diperpanjang satu tahun.

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Breakdown of Kontrak diperpanjang satu tahun.

• kontrak: the contract
• tahun: the year
• diperpanjang: to be extended

Questions & Answers about Kontrak diperpanjang satu tahun.

What does diperpanjang mean exactly, and how is it formed?

Diperpanjang is a passive verb meaning “is/was extended” or “is/was lengthened.”

It comes from the base adjective panjang (long). The active verb is memperpanjang (to extend / to lengthen), and the passive form is made with di- + per + panjang → diperpanjang.

So structurally:

• panjang = long
• memperpanjang (sesuatu) = to make something longer / to extend something
• (sesuatu) diperpanjang = something is extended

Why is there no word for “was” or “is” in the Indonesian sentence?

Indonesian usually does not use a separate verb like “to be” (am/is/are/was/were) with verbs.

In Kontrak diperpanjang satu tahun, the passive prefix di- on diperpanjang already signals a verb (“is/was extended”). You don’t add another word for “is/was.”

So:

• Kontrak diperpanjang satu tahun.
  ≈ “The contract is/was extended by one year.”
  The tense (“is” vs “was” vs “will be”) comes from context, not from a separate “to be” verb.

How do I say the active version, like “They extended the contract by one year”?

The active form uses :