dikarenakan

Indonesian

Etymology

From karena +‎ di- -kan. Proscribed formation from karena, possibly by analogy with sebab and disebabkan. The agent focus form "mengarenakan" does not exist.

Verb

dikarenakan

  1. (proscribed) to be caused by
    Maraknya korupsi di Indonesia dikarenakan gaji pegawai yang jauh dari kata cukup untuk hidup layak.
    The rise of corruption in Indonesia is caused by officials' salaries being far from enough to live a decent life.

Conjunction

dikarenakan

  1. (proscribed) because, since

Usage notes

The usage of this word is proscribed, but it remains in common use in Indonesian. Possible alternatives include the following: disebabkan, karena.

Further reading

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