Petugas memeriksa rel sebelum kereta pertama berangkat.

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Breakdown of Petugas memeriksa rel sebelum kereta pertama berangkat.

• kereta: the train
• berangkat: to depart
• petugas: the officer

Questions & Answers about Petugas memeriksa rel sebelum kereta pertama berangkat.

What does petugas mean here?

Petugas is a general word for a staff member, officer, worker, or official on duty. In this sentence, it most naturally means something like railway staff, an inspector, or the personnel responsible for checking the track.

A useful thing to know: petugas does not automatically show singular or plural. So it could mean:

• the officer/staff member checks the track
• the staff/personnel check the track

You usually know from context.

Why is the verb memeriksa and not just periksa?

Periksa is the base word meaning check / inspect / examine.
Memeriksa is the normal active verb form built from that base.

So:

• periksa = the root / dictionary form
• memeriksa = to inspect, to check

In a full sentence with a clear subject doing the action, Indonesian often uses this meN- verb form:

• Petugas memeriksa rel. = The staff inspect the track.

If you said just Periksa rel!, that would sound like an order: Inspect the track!

What exactly does rel mean?

Rel means or . In this sentence, it is best understood as or that the train runs on.