Battery in Indonesian 🇮🇩

baterai info.

Tips to remember:
• Notice how similar “baterai” sounds to the English “battery”—the likeness helps recall its meaning.
• Think of it as “bata-erai,” imagining a powerful building block (bata) fueling energy.

Explanations:
• “Baterai” is the Indonesian term for a device that stores electrical energy.
• It is borrowed and adapted from the English term “battery” (and also related to the Dutch “batterij”).
• The word is used in contexts ranging from small gadgets like mobile phones to larger systems such as electronic remotes.

Other words that mean the same thing:
• “Batrei” – an alternate spelling occasionally encountered.
• “Aki” – a term frequently used to refer to car batteries specifically.

Alternate meanings and slang:
• In casual conversation, “baterai” can be a metaphor for a person’s energy level (e.g., saying someone “kehabisan baterai” implies they are exhausted).
• It may also be used figuratively to describe something that has run out of power or life.

Examples of sentences:
• “Baterai handphone saya cepat habis sehingga harus sering diisi ulang.”
 Translation: “My phone battery dies quickly, so it needs to be recharged often.”
• “Pastikan baterai remote control tidak habis saat menonton TV.”
 Translation: “Make sure the remote control’s battery doesn’t run out while watching TV.”
• “Setelah bekerja seharian, aku merasa seperti baterai yang sudah kosong.”
 Translation: “After working all day, I feel like a dead battery.”

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