Bahasa Melayu

sementang

Bahasa Melayu

English

even if, although, while

Used to introduce a condition or contrast in a sentence.

سمنتڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Sementang hujan lebat, mereka tetap keluar.

    Although it was raining heavily, they still went out.

  2. Sementang masih muda, dia cepat belajar.

    While still young, he learned quickly.

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sementang

Used to show contrast or a condition.

Word family

Common derived forms

sementangkan
just because; even though
mentang
just because; even though

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.