Bahasa Melayu

telah

Bahasa Melayu

English

already, have, has

Telah indicates that something happened before the present time or is already complete.

تله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia telah tiba di rumah.

    He has arrived home.

  2. Makanan itu telah siap dimasak.

    The food is already cooked.

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What does “already” mean in Malay?

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telah

It often marks a completed action.

Word family

Common derived forms

menelahkan
to forecast; to predict; to foretell
setelah
after; following in time
telahan
prediction

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.