Bahasa Melayu

hebat

Bahasa Melayu

English

great, excellent, intense

Very strong, very impressive, or very serious in effect.

هيبت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Hujan lebat malam tadi membawa kesan yang hebat.

    Last night's heavy rain had a strong impact.

  2. Dia menunjukkan semangat yang hebat dalam pertandingan itu.

    He showed excellent spirit in that competition.

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hebat

It can describe something impressive or intense.

Word family

Common derived forms

kehebatan
greatness; intensity; impressiveness

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.