Bahasa Melayu

kerana

Bahasa Melayu

English

because

Used to show the reason for something.

كران

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia lewat kerana hujan lebat.

    He was late because of heavy rain.

  2. Kami berhenti berehat kerana sudah penat.

    We stopped to rest because we were tired.

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kerana

Used to give a reason.

Word family

Common derived forms

merana
to languish; suffer for a long time

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.