Bahasa Melayu

kehabisan

Bahasa Melayu

English

short of, out of, running out of

To have no more of something left.

كهبيسان

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kami kehabisan air sebelum sampai ke rumah.

    We ran out of water before reaching home.

  2. Dia kehabisan masa untuk menyiapkan kerja itu.

    He was running out of time to finish the work.

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kehabisan

Used when something is no longer left.

Word family

Common derived forms

penghabisan
end; last part
habis
finished; complete
habislah
that's it; end of story
menghabiskan
to finish; to spend; to waste

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.