jalani

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• jalanin (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of jalan +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒaˈla.ni/
• Hyphenation: ja‧la‧ni

Verb

jalani (active menjalani, passive dijalani, perfective passive terjalani)

1. (transitive) to serve (to work through a given period of time in prison, a sentence)

   Dia menjalani hukuman penjara dua tahun karena perbuatannya.

   He served two years in prison for his actions.

2. (transitive) to go through (to undergo, suffer, experience)
3. (transitive) to live (to spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually)
4. (transitive, rare) to cover (to traverse or put behind a certain distance)

   Synonyms: tempuh, lalui

Derived terms

Proverbs with the word derived from jalani

• ikhtiar menjalani, untung menyudahi

 

Further reading

• “menjalani” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.