Bahasa Melayu

konon

Bahasa Melayu

English

that is said to be, reportedly, supposedly

Konon is used to report something indirectly or to show that the speaker is not sure it is true.

كونون

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia konon datang awal, tetapi kami sudah menunggu lama.

    He was supposedly coming early, but we had already waited a long time.

  2. Rumah itu konon berhantu, namun tiada siapa pernah melihat apa-apa.

    The house is said to be haunted, but no one has ever seen anything.

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konon

It is often used when the speaker is not fully certain.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.