Bahasa Melayu
berharap
English
to keep hoping, to hope repeatedly, to hope on and on
To continue hoping again and again without stopping.
برهارڤ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia masih berharap-harap agar ibunya cepat sembuh.
He kept hoping that his mother would recover quickly.
Mereka berharap-harap supaya hujan berhenti.
They kept hoping that the rain would stop.
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What does “to keep hoping” mean in Malay?
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berharap-harap
This form shows repeated or continuous hoping.
Word family
Common derived forms
- harap
- to hope; to expect
- harapan
- hope; expectation
- mengharapkan
- to hope for; to expect
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