Bahasa Melayu

larat

Bahasa Melayu

English

dragging on, able

Larat can mean lasting a long time, or being able to continue doing something.

لارت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Perjalanan itu larat walaupun kami sudah letih.

    The journey still went on for a long time even though we were tired.

  2. Saya tidak larat berjalan jauh hari ini.

    I am not able to walk far today.

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larat

This sense is often used in negative form, as in tidak larat.

Word family

Common derived forms

melarat
to become destitute; to worsen

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.