Bahasa Melayu

keperitan

Bahasa Melayu

English

hardship, difficulty, suffering

Keperitan is a state of hardship, difficulty, or unpleasant suffering.

كڤريتان

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka tabah menghadapi keperitan hidup di bandar.

    They were resilient in facing the hardship of life in the city.

  2. Keperitan itu menjadikan dia lebih menghargai bantuan orang lain.

    That hardship made him value other people’s help more.

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keperitan

It refers to a difficult or unpleasant condition.

Word family

Common derived forms

memeritkan
to make painful; to make difficult
perit
painful; difficult; hard

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.