berdikari – Indonesian verb conjugation

Indonesian verb forms of berdikari

Hyphenation: ber‧di‧ka‧ri

Infinitive

berdikari

Root

Active

Active

Locative

Causative / Applicative

Causative

Active

Locative

Translations

Etymology

Blend of berdiri (“to stand”) + diatas (“on”) + kaki (“feet”) + sendiri (“own”). Coined by Sukarno in the 1960s as a slogan for his economic policy, popularized (among others) by his use of the term in the opening remark for the 3rd General Session of Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) on 11 April 1965 and the Indonesian Independence Day public address on 17 August 1965.

Sample Sentences

  • Berdikari sudah tentu bukan berarti memutuskan sama sekali perdagangan dengan luar negeri, sebab jang dimaksudkan dengan „BERDIKARI” adalah „melepaskan diri dari ketergantungan pada luar negeri”. Dalam hal ini Berdikari perlu diartikan bahwa perekonomian kita dapat berdiri diatas^([sic]) kaki sendiri dan madju melangkah. (To be self-reliant surely does not mean severing our trade relations with foreign nations, because what is meant by "TO BE SELF-RELIANT" is "to free ourselves from dependence on foreign nations". In this context being self-reliant should be understood as having our economy standing on its own feet and stepping forward.) [1965 May 26, “Editorial: Melaksanakan berdiri diatas kaki sendiri dalam ekonomi [Editorial: Achieving self-reliance in economy]”, in Madjalah Perekonomian Nasional, number 52, page 1:]
  • Ini merupakan langkah penting bagi R.I., jang dengan azas Berdikari sedang menegakkan perekonomian nasionalnja sendiri, jang bebas samasekali^([sic]) dari imperialisme maupun feodalisme. (This is an important step for the R[epublic of] I[ndonesia], which, with the principle of being self-reliant, is building up its own national economy, completely free from imperialism and feudalism.) [1965 August 26, Sukarno, Tjapailah bintang-bintang di langit! (Tahun Berdikari) [Reach for stars on the sky! (The Year of Self-Reliance)], Jakarta: B.P. Prapantja:]
  • Pada tingkatan kelas 5 dan 6, para siswa sudah bekerja secara berdikari, berdiri sendiri dalam menilai kerumitan suatu tugas serta memperkirakan waktu kerja yang dibutuhkan. (On Grade 5 and Grade 6 levels, the students should have worked by being self-reliant, capable on their own to assess the complexity of a task and estimate the time needed to complete it.) [1984, Henry Guntur Tarigan, Membaca ekspresif [Expressive reading], Bandung: Angkasa, →ISBN, page 42:]
  • Anda kan tahu, dia tak pernah berdikari, tidak bisa mengambil keputusan sendiri. Sejak kecil selalu ada orang yang mengatur hidupnya. (You know it, she was never self-reliant, she could not decide for herself. Since her childhood there was always someone organizing her life.) [1998, Marga T., Didera sesal dan duka [Enduring guilt and grief], Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama, →ISBN, page 90:]
  • UGM ingin setelah mahasiswanya lulus mampu berdikari dan tidak harus bergantung dengan orang lain [...] (UGM hopes for its graduates to be capable of being self-reliant and not having to depend on other people …) [2015 November 15, Muhammad Iqbal, “Microsoft ajak pelajar Yogyakarta kembangkan coding [Microsoft encourages Yogyakartan students to develop coding skills]”, in Tempo, archived from the original on 27 May 2025:]
  • Pemanfaatan biogas dapat mengurangi ketergantungan petani pada industri pertanian. Masyarakat pedesaan tidak lagi menjadi pasar, namun berdikari dalam usaha pertanian mereka sendiri. (The utilization of biogas may reduce farmers' dependence on agricultural industries. Rural communities would no longer be end consumers, instead they would be self-reliant in their own agricultural enterprises.) [2023, Ambar Pertiwiningrum, Rachmawan Budiarto, Derajad S. Widhyharto, Supriadi, Biogas untuk kemandirian energi di perdesaan [Biogas for energy self-sufficiency in rural areas], Sleman: Gadjah Mada University Press, →ISBN, page 138:]

Cognates

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