demikienlah

English translation: I think it is 'demikianlah' , not 'demikienlah'

23:48 Apr 3, 2002
Indonesian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Indonesian term or phrase: demikienlah
Sentence reads:
Demikienlah penetapan ini diperbuat pada hari ini...
Katriana Vader
United States
Local time: 20:39
English translation:I think it is 'demikianlah' , not 'demikienlah'
Explanation:
Again what is the paragraph or context... this is usually used as the closing or last sentence in a contract or certificate....
If you could post the whole paragraph I would be able to tell you what the translation should be. One can NOT translate it literally.... since to my experience there are a lot of ambigious sentences used in the Indonesian 'surat ketetapan' etc. .....


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Note added at 2002-04-04 05:13:50 (GMT)
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If you just want to translate \'demikianlah\' you may put the following : \'this concludes the decision made on this day..... etc .....
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Louis SOETEDJA
Local time: 13:39
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Thanks Louis!
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5Thus
Anthony Indra
4I think it is 'demikianlah' , not 'demikienlah'
Louis SOETEDJA


  

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I think it is 'demikianlah' , not 'demikienlah'


Explanation:
Again what is the paragraph or context... this is usually used as the closing or last sentence in a contract or certificate....
If you could post the whole paragraph I would be able to tell you what the translation should be. One can NOT translate it literally.... since to my experience there are a lot of ambigious sentences used in the Indonesian 'surat ketetapan' etc. .....


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Note added at 2002-04-04 05:13:50 (GMT)
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If you just want to translate \'demikianlah\' you may put the following : \'this concludes the decision made on this day..... etc .....

Louis SOETEDJA
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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Thanks Louis!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Thus


Explanation:
Thus, the decision is hereby made by today...

BTW: the sentence seems a bit odd; it may have error in writing, or it is an old Malay language (Bahasa Melayu Lama), not the modern Indonesian language.

Anthony Indra
United States
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
PRO pts in pair: 256
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