Bahasa Melayu

faham

Bahasa Melayu

English

misunderstand, misapprehend

To understand something wrongly or in the wrong way.

فهم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Jangan salah faham tentang pesanan saya tadi.

    Please do not misunderstand my message just now.

  2. Dia tersinggung kerana kata-katanya telah disalah faham.

    He was offended because his words had been misunderstood.

Quick check

What does “misunderstand” mean in Malay?

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salah faham

To understand something wrongly.

Word family

Common derived forms

kefahaman
comprehension
sefahaman
to have the same opinion or view

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.