Bahasa Melayu

terhutang

Bahasa Melayu

English

owed, in debt, indebted

Terhutang means being owed or owing something, especially money or a favour.

ترهوتڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia masih terhutang kepada kedai itu.

    He still owes the shop.

  2. Saya terhutang budi kepada jiran yang membantu keluarga saya.

    I am indebted to the neighbour who helped my family.

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terhutang

It can mean owing money or owing a favour.

Word family

Common derived forms

berhutang
to be in debt; to owe
hutang
debt
penghutang
debtor

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.