Indonesian

Verb

menjalankan

1. to start (e.g. an engine, a car); to set in motion

   menjalankan mesin : start the engine

2. to drive (e.g. a car)

   Saya pun menjalankan mobil dengan kecepatan tinggi. : I was driving the car at high speed.

3. to run or operate (e.g. a company, a business)

   menjalankan firma : operate a firm (a business)

4. to execute, to carry out (e.g. an order)

   Presiden menjalankan undang-undang. : The President executes the law(s).

   Polisi menjalankan tugas. : The police execute (perform) [their] duty.

   menjalankan perintah : to carry out orders

Derived terms

• jalan
• berjalan
• perjalanan
• menjalani
• jalan-jalan
• berjalan-jalan

References

• Sutanto Atmosumarto, A Learner's Comprehensive Dictionary of Indonesian (2004)
• Tuttle's Concise Indonesian Dictionary (1993)
• Srinawati Salim, Indonesian Dictionary & Phrasebook (2007)