Bahasa Melayu
mentang
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
Mentang dia anak bongsu, semua orang memanjakannya.
Just because he is the youngest child, everyone pampers him.
Mentang hujan, kami tetap pergi ke sekolah.
Even though it was raining, we still went to school.
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mentang
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Word family
Common derived forms
- sementang
- even if; granting if; although; while
- sementangkan
- just because; even though
- kentang
- potato
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