Bahasa Melayu

menggenting

Bahasa Melayu

English

to become critical, to become tense, to become narrow

Menggenting means to become critical, tense, or dangerously narrow in situation or space.

مڠڬنتيڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Keadaan di jalan itu menggenting pada waktu petang.

    The situation on that road became critical in the evening.

  2. Hubungan mereka mula menggenting selepas salah faham itu.

    Their relationship became tense after the misunderstanding.

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What does “to become critical” mean in Malay?

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menggenting

It describes a situation becoming tense or serious.

Word family

Common derived forms

genting
narrow; tense; critical; crucial
segenting
isthmus; a narrow strip of land

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.