Bahasa Melayu

mentang

Bahasa Melayu

English

just because, even though

Mentang is used to introduce a reason or condition, often with the sense of 'just because' or 'even though'.

منتڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mentang dia anak bongsu, semua orang memanjakannya.

    Just because he is the youngest child, everyone pampers him.

  2. Mentang hujan, kami tetap pergi ke sekolah.

    Even though it was raining, we still went to school.

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mentang

It is often used in phrases like mentang dia...

Word family

Common derived forms

sementang
even if; granting if; although; while
sementangkan
just because; even though
kentang
potato

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.