Bahasa Melayu

memutuskan

Bahasa Melayu

English

to decide, to make up one's mind

To make a choice in the mind or settle on a decision.

مموتوسكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Selepas berfikir lama, dia memutuskan fikiran untuk berpindah.

    After thinking for a long time, he made up his mind to move.

  2. Guru itu memutuskan fikiran murid-murid dengan soalan yang jelas.

    The teacher helped the students decide their thoughts with clear questions.

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What does “decide” mean in Malay?

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memutuskan

In this sense, it means to settle on a choice.

Word family

Common derived forms

berputus
to lose hope; to despair
keputusan
a result; a decision; a conclusion
putus
to break; to end; to sever
terputus
broken; cut off; severed

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.