Bahasa Melayu

menggantikan

Bahasa Melayu

English

take over, replace, succeed

To take over a role, position, or duty from someone else.

مڠڬنتيكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menggantikan ketua kelas yang cuti sakit.

    He took over as class monitor while the class monitor was on sick leave.

  2. Selepas itu, kakaknya menggantikan tempat ayah di dapur.

    After that, his elder sister replaced their father in the kitchen.

Quick check

What does “take over” mean in Malay?

Show answer

menggantikan

It can also mean to replace or succeed in a role.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengganti
to change; to substitute; to replace
pengganti
a substitute; a replacement; a successor
berganti
to take turns; to change in turn

Related vocabulary

Sebutan

Dengar sebutan perkataan menggantikan:

Rakaman suara asli MyKamus.

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.