tegangan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed tegang (“tense”) + -an. Semantic loan from Dutch spanning (“tension, voltage”) for physics, psychology and literature senses, see also the loanword spaning.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
têgangan (plural tegangan-tegangan, first-person possessive teganganku, second-person possessive teganganmu, third-person possessive tegangannya)
- tension:
- the condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- (physics) force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object.
- Synonym: tegasan (Standard Malay)
- (psychology) psychological state of being tense.
- (literature) a feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
- (physics) ellipsis of tegangan listrik (“potential difference, voltage”).
- Synonyms: beda potensial, spaning, voltase
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tegangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
tegangan
- to dissolve
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tegangan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | tegangan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | tegangu | tegēng |
| 2nd person singular | tegengis | tegēngi |
| 3rd person singular | tegengid | tegēng |
| plural | tegangad | tegēngun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | tegange | tegēngi |
| 2nd person singular | teganges | tegēngis |
| 3rd person singular | tegange | tegēngi |
| plural | tegangen | tegēngin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | tegang | |
| plural | tegangad | |
| participle | present | past |
| tegangandi | tegangan | |