Bahasa Melayu
pendek
English
in short, briefly, to put it simply
Used to give a short summary or a simple final point.
ڤينديق
Examples
Contoh ayat
Pendek kata, kami sudah bersetuju untuk bertemu esok.
In short, we have agreed to meet tomorrow.
Pendek kata, mereka mahu pulang awal.
Briefly, they wanted to go home early.
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What does “in short” mean in Malay?
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pendek kata
Used to introduce a brief summary.
Word family
Common derived forms
- kependekan
- shortness; abbreviation
- memendek
- to become short; to contract
- memendekkan
- to shorten; to compress; to abbreviate
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