Bahasa Melayu
memaksa
English
insist, keep pushing, be troublesome
To keep asking or pressing someone again and again.
ممقسا
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia memaksa-maksa ibunya membeli buku itu.
He kept insisting that his mother buy the book.
Jangan memaksa-maksa orang lain menerima cadangan kita.
Do not keep pushing other people to accept our suggestion.
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What does “keep pushing” mean in Malay?
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memaksa-maksa
It refers to insisting again and again.
Word family
Common derived forms
- memaksakan
- to force; to compel; to enforce
- paksa
- force; compulsion
- paksaan
- force; compulsion
- terpaksa
- forced; compelled; must
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