Bahasa Melayu

lama

Bahasa Melayu

English

finally, in the end, eventually

Lama-kelamaan means something happens after some time and finally reaches a result.

لاما

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Lama-kelamaan, anak itu jadi pandai membaca.

    In the end, the child became good at reading.

  2. Lama-kelamaan, masalah itu pun selesai.

    Eventually, that problem was also resolved.

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lama-kelamaan

Used when something happens after a period of time and ends with a result.

Word family

Common derived forms

selama
during; while; as long as
selamanya
at the most; always; usually

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.