Bahasa Melayu

berkenalan

Bahasa Melayu

English

be acquainted, get to know each other

To know one another personally, or to be on familiar terms.

بركنلن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka berkenalan semasa kursus bahasa.

    They became acquainted during the language course.

  2. Saya dan Amir berkenalan melalui rakan sekolah.

    Amir and I got to know each other through a school friend.

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berkenalan

It refers to people who know each other personally.

Word family

Common derived forms

berkenal
to get to know
mengenal
to know; to recognise
mengenali
to know; to recognise

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.