| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| "Aku harus mematuhi Nona Trunchbull." | You must obey Miss TrunchbuII. |
| Saya hanya mematuhi perintah. | I was just obeying orders. |
| Hamba akan mematuhi semua perintah Penguasa. | The Submissive will obey any instruction given by the Dominant. |
| Bersikeras tidak mematuhi hukum lingkaran. | Obstinately disobeying the law of the circle. |
| Akan mematuhi perintah, dan tidak akan mengajukan pertanyaan | Will obey orders, and will not ask questions |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | طاع | Catalan | obeir |
| Danish | lystre | Dutch | gehoorzamen,geien, opvolgen |
| English | obey | Faroese | lýða |
| Finnish | noudattaa, totella | French | obéir, obérer, obtempérer |
| German | befolgen, gehorchen | Greek | υπακούω |
| Hungarian | engedelmeskedik | Icelandic | hlýða |
| Italian | obbedire, ottemperare, ubbidire | Japanese | 服従 |
| Latvian | klausīt | Lithuanian | paklusti |
| Macedonian | послуша | Norwegian | lystre |
| Polish | usłuchać | Portuguese | obedecer |
| Russian | повиноваться, подчиниться, подчиняться, послушаться, слушаться | Spanish | hacer caso, obedecer |
| Swedish | lyda | Thai | เชื่อฟัง |
| Turkish | söz dinlemek | Vietnamese | phục tùng, tuân lệnh, vâng lời |