Oleh in English

oleh means by (passive agent) in Indonesian. Pronounced OH-leh.

Example

Buku itu ditulis oleh ibu saya.
The book was written by my mother.

Usage

Marks the doer in a passive sentence. Required after 'di-' passive verbs when naming who did the action.

Related words in "grammar"

• di — at
• ke — to (direction)
• dari — from
• dengan — with
• untuk — for
• dan — and

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