Prepositions (Malay-English) Flashcards
Lesson 12
di
at
Lesson 12
di atas
- on
- over
Lesson 12
di bawah
- under
- underneath
- below
Lesson 17
dari
from
Used with time and places
Lesson 17
ke
to
used with places
Lesson 17
kepada
to
Used with people/animate objects
Lesson 13
daripada
- from (used with people)
- than (used for comparing 2 things)
- out of, of (e.g. 3 out of the 10 victims…2 of the students)
- rather than (e.g. daripada tinggal di bandar, lebih baik aku tinggal di kampung)
Lesson 14
di antara
among/between
Lesson 14
dengan
- with (used when followed by an agent or when there is an idea of togetherness of association)
- by (used when it’s followed by a means…e.g. mereka pergi ke sekolah dengan bas)
Lesson 16
ke mana
(to) where
Lesson 16
di mana
(at) where
Lesson 16
pada
- with (e.g. Wang kutipan itu ada pada dia)
- there is (pada kakinya, ada nyamuk)
- at (used with time)
Lesson 16
pada pukul berapa
at what time
Lesson 16
lepas
after
Lesson 19
sedang
in the process of
indicating continuous tense
Lesson 17
ke dalam
into
Lesson 22
- tentang
- mengenai
about, concerning
Lesson 29
- sampai
- hingga, sehingga
- till
- until
Lesson 29
oleh
by
used when it is followed by the doer of an action. E.g. Berita itu telah disiarkan oleh Radio Televisyen Malaysia
Lesson 30
di hadapan
in front of
Lesson 30
di belakang
behind
Lesson 30
di balik
- behind
- at the back of
Lesson 30
di dalam
- in
- inside
Lesson 30
di luar
outside
Lesson 30
di sebelah
beside
Lesson 25
demi
- by (steady progression e.g. bit by bit, little by little)
- on
- for the sake of