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To owe in Indonesian 🇮🇩


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to owe berhutang
How to say “to owe” in Indonesian? “Berhutang”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “berhutang” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to owe in Indonesian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember "berhutang":
• Think of the root word "hutang" (debt); adding the prefix "ber-" indicates that someone is in the state of having debt.
• Associate it with everyday financial situations—like borrowing money—and you can remember "berhutang" means “to owe.”

Explanations:
• "Berhutang" is used to express that someone has incurred a debt or owes something (often money).
• In Indonesian, verbs generally remain in their base form regardless of time; context or time-adverb phrases indicate whether the action is past, present, or future.

Other words/phrases with similar meaning:
• "Memiliki hutang" – literally “to have a debt”
• "Berutang budi" – a figurative meaning referring to being indebted in terms of favor or gratitude

Conjugations (using contextual markers since Indonesian verbs do not change form):
• Present: Dia berhutang (He/She is in debt.)
• Past: Dia sudah berhutang / Dia pernah berhutang (He/She has been in debt.)
• Future: Dia akan berhutang (He/She will be in debt.)
• Progressive: Sedang berhutang (Currently in debt.)

Examples of sentences:
1. Dia berhutang uang kepada temannya.
Translation: He/She owes money to his/her friend.

2. Aku sudah berhutang kepada ibuku, jadi aku harus segera membayarnya.
Translation: I have already owed my mother, so I must pay her soon.

3. Mereka akan berhutang karena tidak cukup uang untuk membeli keperluan.
Translation: They will be in debt because they do not have enough money to buy necessities.

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