Bahasa Melayu

good

Bahasa Melayu

English

useless, good-for-nothing, worthless

Good-for-nothing describes a person or thing that is useless and not valuable.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menyesal membeli alat yang tidak berguna itu.

    He regretted buying that useless tool.

  2. Orang itu tidak mahu bekerja dan dianggap tidak berguna oleh jirannya.

    The man refused to work and was considered good-for-nothing by his neighbours.

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What does “useless” mean in Malay?

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tidak berguna

This sense means not useful at all.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.