Bahasa Melayu

terhenti

Bahasa Melayu

English

stopped, halted, interrupted

Terhenti means something has stopped suddenly or has been interrupted.

ترهنتي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Perbualan mereka terhenti apabila telefon berbunyi.

    Their conversation stopped when the phone rang.

  2. Kerja di luar terhenti kerana hujan lebat.

    Outdoor work was interrupted because of heavy rain.

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terhenti

It means stopped suddenly or interrupted.

Word family

Common derived forms

henti
to stop
hentian
a stop
menghentikan
to stop, to halt
perhentian
a stopping place, a stop

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.