dipertanggungjawabkan
Passive Accountability Form
dipertanggungjawabkan is a complex passive form of the compound word tanggungjawab (responsibility). It is used in formal contexts to indicate that someone or something is held legally or morally accountable.
How It Works
The word dipertanggungjawabkan is a hallmark of formal Malaysian Malay (Bahasa Melayu Rasmi). It is derived through several morphological layers:
- Tanggungjawab: The root, which is a Kata Majmuk Mantap (Stable Compound) and is always written as one word.
- Mempertanggungjawabkan: The active form (to hold someone accountable).
- Dipertanggungjawabkan: The passive form (to be held accountable).
Key Grammatical Rules:
1. Spelling: Because tanggungjawab is a stable compound, it never takes a space. This remains true even when combined with complex affixes like diper-...-kan.
2. Prepositions for People: Use 'kepada' (to) to identify the person or party assigned the accountability.
3. Prepositions for Reasons/Tasks: Use atas (over/for) when referring to a reason or failure (e.g., atas kesilapan itu) and untuk (for) when referring to a specific task or duty.
4. Register: This term is essential to become proficient in formal reporting, legal contexts, or discussions regarding amanah (trust/integrity). In colloquial settings, speakers prefer simpler phrases like kena jawab.
Examples (4)
- Segala maklumat yang diberikan mestilah sahih dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan.
All information provided must be authentic and can be accounted for.
Word by Word: All information that given must authentic and can be-held-accountable.
Here, the pattern is used with dapat di- to show that the information is capable of being justified or verified.
- Pihak pengurusan mesti dipertanggungjawabkan atas kerugian syarikat.
The management must be held accountable for the company's losses.
Word by Word: Side management must be-held-accountable over loss company.
This demonstrates the use of mesti di- to express a formal obligation of accountability.
- Tugas ini dipertanggungjawabkan kepada beliau oleh pihak kementerian.
This task was entrusted to him by the ministry.
Word by Word: Task this be-entrusted to him by side ministry.
This shows the full passive structure including the preposition 'kepada' for the recipient and oleh for the agent.
- Amanah yang dipertanggungjawabkan perlu dilaksanakan dengan jujur.
The trust that has been entrusted must be carried out honestly.
Word by Word: Trust that be-entrusted need be-carried-out with honest.
In this context, the word functions as a relative clause using yang to describe the specific 'amanah' (trust/responsibility).
Common Mistakes
Splitting the compound word 'tanggungjawab'.
Tugas itu dipertanggung jawabkan kepada saya.Tugas itu dipertanggungjawabkan kepada saya.The word 'tanggungjawab' is a 'Kata Majmuk Mantap' (Stable Compound). In Malaysian Malay, these specific compounds are always written as a single word, regardless of whether they have prefixes like di- or suffixes like -kan.
Omitting the preposition 'kepada' when identifying the person accountable.
Kesalahan itu dipertanggungjawabkan beliau.Kesalahan itu dipertanggungjawabkan kepada beliau.When specifying the person being held accountable, the preposition 'kepada' (to) is required to link the verb to the recipient of the responsibility.
Using the wrong preposition for the cause of accountability.
Dia dipertanggungjawabkan kepada kegagalan projek itu.Dia dipertanggungjawabkan atas kegagalan projek itu.While 'kepada' marks the person held accountable, the preposition 'atas' is used to indicate the reason, failure, or specific matter for which they are being held responsible.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To understand 'dipertanggungjawabkan', you must first be familiar with the active complex verb 'mempertanggungjawabkan' and how the 'diper-...-kan' circumfix functions as its passive counterpart. Knowledge of the basic 'di-' passive prefix is also necessary to identify the grammatical voice.
- mempertanggungjawabkanTo Justify or Account for
The passive form 'dipertanggungjawabkan' is derived directly from the active complex verb 'mempertanggungjawabkan'.
Level 5 - diper-...-kanPassive Memper-...-kan
This pattern follows the standard morphological rules for the passive of 'memper-...-kan' verbs.
Level 4
Related Patterns
- pertanggungjawabanAccountability Nominalization
The noun form meaning 'accountability' or 'the act of accounting for something'.
Level 5 - dapat di-Formal Possibility Passive
Often paired with this pattern to express that something 'can be' accounted for or justified.
Level 5 - mesti di-Required Passive Action
Commonly used with this pattern to express a mandatory requirement for accountability.
Level 5 - olehPassive Agent with Oleh
Used to identify the specific authority or person holding the subject accountable in a passive sentence.
Level 2
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