Bahasa Melayu

kami

Bahasa Melayu

English

we, us, our

Kami is a first-person plural pronoun used to refer to the speaker and other people, but not the listener.

كامي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kami akan pulang lewat petang ini.

    We will go home late this evening.

  2. Guru itu meminta kami duduk diam.

    The teacher asked us to sit quietly.

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What does “we” mean in Malay?

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kami

It refers to the speaker and others, excluding the listener.

Word family

Common derived forms

sekam
husk; chaff
terkam
pounce; make a sudden attack by leaping
terkaman
pounce; leap

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.