jatuh

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒatuh/ [ˈd͡ʒa.t̪ʊh]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atuh
  • Syllabification: ja‧tuh

Verb

jatuh

  1. to fall:
    1. to move to a lower position under the effect of gravity
      Dia jatuh dari tangga.
      He fell down the stairs.
    2. to come down, to drop or descend
      Tetesan hujan jatuh dari langit.
      Raindrops fall from the sky.
    3. (figurative) to become
      Tiba-tiba dia jatuh sakit. ― Suddenly he fell ill.
      Dia tidak pernah jatuh cinta. ― He never falls in love.
    4. (figurative) to occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date
      Idul Fitri jatuh pada hari Jumat ini.
      Eid al-Fitr occurs this Friday.
    5. (figurative) to collapse; to be overthrown or defeated
    6. (figurative) to be bankrupt
    7. (figurative) to descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin

Conjugation

Conjugation of jatuh (meng-, jatuh)
root jatuh
active passive basic
imperative 		emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative berjatuh terjatuh jatuh jatuhlah
accusative / dative / locative menjatuhi terjatuhi dijatuhi jatuhi jatuhilah
perfective causative / applicative2 menjatuhkan terjatuhkan dijatuhkan jatuhkan jatuhkanlah
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

  • jatuh bangun
  • jatuh bebas
  • jatuh berkait
  • jatuh bertindih
  • jatuh cinta
  • jatuh coloknya
  • jatuh hati
  • jatuh iman
  • jatuh ke atas
  • jatuh ke bawah
  • jatuh merek
  • jatuh nama
  • jatuh semangat
  • jatuh tapai
  • jatuh tekanan
  • jatuh tempo

Further reading

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