Bahasa Melayu
kata
English
root word, base word
Kata dasar is the basic form of a word before it is changed by affixes.
كات
Examples
Contoh ayat
'Baca' ialah kata dasar bagi 'membaca'.
'Baca' is the root word for 'membaca'.
Cikgu meminta murid menulis kata dasar terlebih dahulu.
The teacher asked the pupils to write the root word first.
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kata dasar
This is the basic form of a word.
Word family
Common derived forms
- katai
- dwarf; pygmy
- memperkata
- discuss; argue; talk about
- memperkatakan
- to narrate; to discuss
- mengata
- talk or say about something
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