Sampah anorganik dipisahkan supaya bisa didaur ulang.

Inorganic waste is separated so that it can be recycled.

Breakdown of Sampah anorganik dipisahkan supaya bisa didaur ulang.

• supaya: so that
• bisa: can
• sampah: the waste
• dipisahkan: to be separated

Questions & Answers about Sampah anorganik dipisahkan supaya bisa didaur ulang.

Why is dipisahkan used instead of memisahkan?

Dipisahkan is a passive form. The base idea is pisah = separate.

• memisahkan = to separate / separates someone or something
• dipisahkan = is separated / is being separated

In this sentence, the focus is on sampah anorganik (inorganic waste), not on the person doing the action. So Indonesian naturally uses the passive:

• Sampah anorganik dipisahkan ... = Inorganic waste is separated ...

If you used memisahkan, you would normally need an active subject:

• Petugas memisahkan sampah anorganik. = The workers separate inorganic waste.

What does the prefix di- mean in dipisahkan and didaur ulang?