Bahasa Melayu

ubah

Bahasa Melayu

English

change, alter

To make something different from its present state.

اوبه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia mahu ubah rancangan itu kerana keadaan sudah berubah.

    He wants to change the plan because the situation has changed.

  2. Kami ubah susunan meja supaya ruang itu lebih luas.

    We changed the arrangement of the tables so the space would be wider.

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What does “change” mean in Malay?

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ubah

This is the basic Malay word for change in this sense.

Word family

Common derived forms

berubah
to change; to alter; to transform
mengubah
to change; to alter; to shift
pengubahan
change; alteration; amendment
perubahan
change; modification

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.