Bahasa Melayu
padan
English
served him right, you deserved it
Padan muka is used when someone gets an outcome they deserve, usually after doing something wrong or foolish.
ڤادن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia tidak mahu mendengar nasihat, padan muka bila terlupa kerja sekolah.
He refused to listen to advice, so it served him right when he forgot his homework.
Kalau suka bergurau keterlaluan, padan muka jika orang marah.
If you like to joke too much, you deserve it if people get angry.
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What does “served him right” mean in Malay?
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padan muka
It is used when someone deserves the result.
Word family
Common derived forms
- sepadan
- matching; suitable
- berpadanan
- compatible; to match
- memadankan
- to match; to adapt
- padanan
- match; comparison
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