This is the 714th most frequent Indonesian word.
dikatakan
"Stated" or "said."
"Dikatakan" is used in the passive voice to indicate that the act of saying or stating something was performed by someone (the eyewitness in this case) and is being emphasized.
Kebenaran itu dikatakan oleh saksi mata.
The truth was stated by the eyewitness.
"Dikatakan" here conveys that a point or information was mentioned before, showing the formal usage of the term in a passive construction.
Telah dikatakan sebelumnya bahwa acara akan dimulai pukul 7 malam.
It was mentioned earlier that the event will start at 7 PM.
"Dikatakan" is used to imply that a piece of information or narrative detail is being reported or told, suitable for storytelling or descriptive contexts.