Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna.

Yes. In Indonesian, it is very common to put one verb after another without adding a word like to.

So:

• belajar = to learn / to study
• memaafkan = to forgive

Together, belajar memaafkan means to learn to forgive or to be learning to forgive.

This is normal Indonesian verb chaining. English needs to here, but Indonesian does not.

The base word is maaf, which is related to forgiveness or pardon.

The form memaafkan is a verb meaning to forgive. The prefix meN- and suffix -kan help turn the base into an active transitive verb.

So:

• maaf = forgiveness / pardon
• memaafkan = to forgive someone / something

In this sentence, memaafkan diri sendiri means to forgive oneself.

Indonesian does not usually have separate reflexive pronouns like myself, yourself, himself.

Instead, it commonly uses:

• diri = self
• sendiri = own / self / alone, depending on context

So:

• diri sendiri = oneself
• memaafkan diri sendiri = to forgive oneself

Because the subject is already saya, the meaning becomes forgive myself.

You can think of it literally as forgive self.

It is possible in some contexts, but memaafkan diri sendiri is the more natural and standard way to say forgive myself.

Compare:

• memaafkan diri sendiri = natural reflexive expression, forgive oneself
• memaafkan saya sendiri = understandable, but less idiomatic here

In Indonesian, reflexive actions are very often expressed with diri sendiri, especially in more careful or formal phrasing.

Ketika means when.

It introduces the time or situation in which the main action happens:

• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri = I learn/am learning to forgive myself
• ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna = when the result is not perfect

So the whole sentence means that the speaker learns self-forgiveness in situations where the outcome is imperfect.

Other common words that can also mean when include:

• saat
• waktu
• kalau (sometimes, but this is often more like if in many contexts)

Here, ketika sounds natural and slightly more formal or literary than waktu.

The ending -nya can do several things in Indonesian. In this sentence, it makes hasil feel more specific, like:

• the result
• the outcome
• the result of it / of that situation

So:

• hasil = result
• hasilnya = the result / its result / the outcome

In natural English, you would usually not translate -nya word-for-word here. It mainly helps make the noun more definite or context-linked.

That is why ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna feels more natural than just ketika hasil tidak sempurna.

Yes.

• tidak = not
• sempurna = perfect

So tidak sempurna = not perfect / imperfect

A useful point:

• tidak is used to negate verbs and adjectives
• bukan is used to negate nouns or noun phrases

Since sempurna is an adjective, tidak is the correct negation here.

Indonesian does not mark tense the way English does.

The sentence Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna can mean something like:

• I learn to forgive myself when the result is not perfect
• I am learning to forgive myself when the result is not perfect

The exact time is understood from context.

If the speaker wanted to make time clearer, Indonesian could add words like:

• sedang = currently / in progress
• sudah = already
• telah = already (more formal)
• akan = will

For example:

• Saya sedang belajar memaafkan diri sendiri... = I am learning to forgive myself...

Yes, it could.

You can say:

• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna.
• Ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna, saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri.

Both are grammatical.

The original version starts with the main idea first, then adds the time/situation. The second version gives more emphasis to the condition when the result is not perfect.

This kind of movement is common in Indonesian.

Here it clearly means learn, not study.

Belajar can mean both depending on context:

• Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia. = I study Indonesian.
• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri. = I learn to forgive myself.

Because it is followed by another verb (memaafkan), the meaning is learn to.

The sentence leaves that open on purpose.

Hasilnya just means the result or the outcome, and the listener is expected to understand it from context. It could refer to:

• the result of your work
• the result of an effort
• the outcome of a project
• how something turned out

Indonesian often allows this kind of context-based noun phrase without explicitly naming every detail.

Yes, in many cases.

These versions are all possible:

• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna.
• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri saat hasilnya tidak sempurna.
• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri waktu hasilnya tidak sempurna.

The differences are small:

• ketika = often feels a bit more formal or written
• saat = very common, neutral
• waktu = also common, sometimes a little more conversational depending on region and context

All three can mean when here.

It is natural and understandable Indonesian.

It has a reflective, personal tone, which matches the meaning well. A native speaker might also say slightly different versions depending on style, such as:

• Saya belajar memaafkan diri sendiri saat hasilnya tidak sempurna.
• Saya belajar untuk memaafkan diri sendiri ketika hasilnya tidak sempurna.

Adding untuk is possible, but not necessary. The original sentence is already good and natural.

Sendiri can have several related meanings, including:

• alone
• by oneself
• own
• emphasis like self

Examples:

• Saya sendiri = I myself
• Dia makan sendiri = He/She eats alone
• diri sendiri = oneself

In diri sendiri, it strengthens the idea of the self, making the phrase clearly reflexive. So it is not just self, but more like one’s own self.

That is why diri sendiri is the standard expression for oneself in many contexts.