No. 668 in Indonesian
mengadakan
"To hold," "to organize," or "to conduct."
In a sentence
Kami mengadakan rapat setiap minggu.
We hold meetings every week.
In this sentence, 'mengadakan' is used to mean 'to hold or organize', referring to the scheduling and conducting of a regular meeting.
Pemerintah berencana mengadakan program pelatihan untuk wirausaha.
The government plans to organize a training program for entrepreneurs.
Here, 'mengadakan' takes the meaning of 'to organize', indicating the creation and execution of a program.
Sang pemuda mengadakan perjalanan ke luar negeri untuk belajar.
The young man undertook a journey abroad to study.
In this example, 'mengadakan' is employed to signify 'to undertake or carry out', highlighting the action of embarking on a journey.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “mengadakan” in actual Indonesian podcasts.
Find “mengadakan” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Indonesian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Indonesia, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Indonesian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).