the Maksud & Definisi

Maksud the Dalam Bahasa Melayu

• 0 used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known -- yang

  • Where is the book I put on the table?

  • Who was the man you were talking to?

  • My mug is the tall blue one

  • Switch the light off!

• 1 used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc -- itu

  • The horse is running fast.

  • I spoke to him on the telephone

  • He plays the piano/violin very well.

• 2 used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names -- Digunakan untuk merujuk kepada objek unik dll. terutamanya dalam gelaran dan nama.

  • the Duke of Edinburgh

  • the Atlantic (Ocean).

• 3 used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc -- Digunakan selepas kata depan yang merujuk kepada unit kuantiti, masa dll.

  • In this job we are paid by the hour.

• 4 used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other -- yang

  • He is the kindest man I know

  • We like him (the) best of all.

• 5 (often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc -- semakin

  • He has had a week’s holiday and looks (all) the better for it.