Topik itu dianggap penting oleh dosen pembimbing.

that

Breakdown of Topik itu dianggap penting oleh dosen pembimbing.

• penting: important
• oleh: by
• topik: the topic

Questions & Answers about Topik itu dianggap penting oleh dosen pembimbing.

What does dianggap mean, and how is it built?

Dianggap comes from the root anggap, which means to consider, to regard, or to think of as.

The prefix di- marks the verb as passive, so:

• menganggap = to consider
• dianggap = to be considered

So in this sentence, topik itu dianggap penting means that topic is considered important.

Why is this sentence in the passive voice?

Indonesian uses the passive very naturally, often more often than English does.

Here, the topic being discussed is topik itu, so it is placed first as the subject/topic of the sentence:

• Topik itu dianggap penting = That topic is considered important

This structure is very common when the speaker wants to focus on the thing affected by the action, rather than the person doing the action.

An active version would be:

• Dosen pembimbing menganggap topik itu penting.
• The supervisor considers that topic important.

Both are correct, but the passive version puts the attention on the topic.

What is the role of oleh in this sentence?

Oleh means by and introduces the doer of the action in a passive sentence.

So: