Verbs - Class 1 (Malay-English)

Question 1

Lesson 4

ada

Answer 1

• to have
• to show presence/existence

Question 2

Lesson 5

tidak ada

Answer 2

• to not have
• to not show presence/existence

Question 3

Lesson 14

• ialah (equative, and can be used in front of a noun phrase)
• adalah (explanatory, can be used in front of an adjective phrase or prepositional phrase, and sometimes used as emphasis)

*Both cannot be used in front of a verb or verb phrase, and usage is limited.

Answer 3

• am
• is
• are
• was
• were

*to expound/explain something

Question 4

1. azan
2. bang

Answer 4

to call to prayer

Question 5

1. balik
2. kembali
3. pulang

Answer 5

to return

Question 6

bangun

Answer 6

to get up

Question 7

baring

Answer 7

to lie down

Question 8

batuk

Answer 8

to cough

Question 9

berak

Answer 9

to poop

Question 10

1. bocor
2. tiris

Answer 10

to leak

Question 11

bongkas

Answer 11

to uproot

Question 12

bunting

Answer 12

to be pregnant

Question 13

cambah

Answer 13

to germinate

Question 14

campur

Answer 14

• to mix
• to total up

Question 15

campur tangan

Answer 15

1. to take part
2. to interfere

Question 16

dapat

Answer 16

1. to get
2. to obtain

Question 17

1. datang
2. mari

Answer 17

to come

Question 18

diam

Answer 18

to keep quiet

Question 19

duduk

Answer 19

to sit

Question 20

fikir

Answer 20

to think

Question 21

1. gelak
2. ketawa

Answer 21

to laugh

Question 22

gering

Answer 22

to be sick (of royalty)

Question 23

1. getak
2. gugur

Answer 23

1. to drop (prematurely); miscarriage
2. to fall
3. to die

Question 24

hamil

Answer 24

to conceive

Question 25

hanyut

Answer 25

1. to drift
2. to float

Question 26

hidup

Answer 26

1. to be alive
2. to live

Question 27

hilang

Answer 27

1. to be missing
2. to lose

Question 28

hinggap

Answer 28

to alight

Question 29

ingat

Answer 29

to remember

Question 30

ingkar

Answer 30

to break a pledge

Question 31

jadi

Answer 31

1. to become
2. to form to happen

Question 32

1. jatuh
2. luruh

Answer 32

to fall

Question 33

kandas

Answer 33

1. to run aground (lying on or touching the ground under shallow water.)
2. to fail
3. betray
4. bomb

Question 34

keluar

Answer 34

to go out

Question 35

kembang

Answer 35

to open out (of flowers)

Question 36

kencing

Answer 36

to urinate

Question 37

kentut

Answer 37

to fart

Question 38

kuncup

Answer 38

to close up (of flowers)

Question 39

lahir

Answer 39

to be born

Question 40

lari

Answer 40

to run

Question 41

lepas

Answer 41

1. to let go
2. to set free

Question 42

lulus

Answer 42

to pass

Question 43

lupa

Answer 43

to forget

Question 44

1. maju
2. mara

Answer 44

1. to advance
2. to progress

Question 45

mandi

Answer 45

1. to bathe
2. to shower

Question 46

mangkat

Answer 46

to die (of royalty)

Question 47

masuk

Answer 47

to enter

Question 48

mati

Answer 48

1. to die
2. to stop (of engines, clocks, etc.)

Question 49

muak

Answer 49

to feel boredom

Question 50

mula

Answer 50

1. to begin
2. to start

Question 51

muncul

Answer 51

1. to appear
2. to emerge
3. to crop up

Question 52

mundur

Answer 52

1. back off, retreat
2. decline
3. to go backwards
4. to go back

Question 53

muntah

Answer 53

to vomit

Question 54

naik

Answer 54

1. to rise
2. to go up

Question 55

nampak

Answer 55

1. to see
2. to perceive

Question 56

patah

Answer 56

to break (of long objects)

Question 57

pecah

Answer 57

to break (into fragments)

Question 58

percaya

Answer 58

to believe

Question 59

pergi

Answer 59

to go

Question 60

pengsan

Answer 60

1. to faint
2. to swoon

Question 61

pitam

Answer 61

to feel dizzy

Question 62

putus

Answer 62

to be severed

Question 63

rebah

Answer 63

1. to fall (aslant)
2. collapse
3. topple
4. tumble
5. slump
6. break, break down

Question 64

rukuk

Answer 64

to bow the head in prayer

Question 65

sakit

Answer 65

to be sick

Question 66

salam

Answer 66

to turn the head to the right and left at the end of a prayer

Question 67

1. solat
2. sembahyang

Answer 67

to pray (Islam)

Question 68

1. sampai
2. tiba

Answer 68

to arrive

Question 69

santap

Answer 69

to eat (of royalty)

Question 70

sedawa

Answer 70

to belch

Question 71

sekah

Answer 71

to break (of tree branch)

Question 72

senyum

Answer 72

to smile

Question 73

singgah

Answer 73

1. to stop on the way
2. to drop by

Question 74

surut

Answer 74

1. to ebb
2. to subside
3. wane

Question 75

sujud

Answer 75

to prostrate in prayer

Question 76

tampil

Answer 76

1. to come forward, to step forward
2. emerge

Question 77

taubat

Answer 77

to repent

Question 78

tenggelam

Answer 78

to sink

Question 79

terbang

Answer 79

to fly

Question 80

terbit

Answer 80

1. rise
2. appear above the horizon
3. to arise

Question 81

terjun

Answer 81

1. to jump down
2. to dive

Question 82

tertawa

Answer 82

to laugh contagiously

Question 83

tidur

Answer 83

to sleep

Question 84

timbul

Answer 84

1. to be afloat
2. emerge/surface/appear

Question 85

tinggal

Answer 85

1. to live
2. to remain

Question 86

tumbang

Answer 86

1. to fall through lengthwise
2. to collapse
3. to topple

Question 87

tumbuh

Answer 87

to grow

Question 88

tumpah

Answer 88

to spill

Question 89

turun

Answer 89

1. to retreat
2. to fall (of rain)
3. to go down/to come down

Question 90

wujud

Answer 90

to exist

Question 91

yakin

Answer 91

to be certain

Question 92

Lesson 13

boleh

Answer 92

can

Question 93

Lesson 13

buat

Answer 93

• make
• to do

Question 94

kena

Answer 94

1. has to, have to
2. hit
3. come into contact

Question 95

ingin

Answer 95

1. want/desire
2. wish to
3. feel like

Question 96

mesti

Answer 96

must

Question 97

suka

Answer 97

like

Question 98

sumbat

Answer 98

to gag

Question 99

tolak

Answer 99

to push

Question 100

ubah

Answer 100

1. to shift
2. to change
3. to move

Question 101

tanya

Answer 101

1. question
2. ask
3. enquire

Question 102

1. hendak (formal); nak (abbreviation)…used mainly before a verb
2. mahu…used before a noun or verb

Answer 102

1. want to
2. desire to
3. need
4. wish for
5. intend, be going to, have the intention to do

Question 103

perlu

Answer 103

1. need
2. want

Question 104

gagal

Answer 104

1. fail
2. flop

Question 105

hapus

Answer 105

1. delete
2. dismantle

Question 106

jilat

Answer 106

lick

Question 107

sembunyi

Answer 107

to hide

Question 108

hadir

Answer 108

1. present
2. attend

Question 109

urus

Answer 109

1. to manage
2. to administer
3. to administrate

Question 110

reda

Answer 110

to abate [(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.]

Question 111

tunggu

Answer 111

to wait

Question 112

telap

Answer 112

to pass through (of water)

Question 113

beri

Answer 113

to give

Question 114

bina

Answer 114

• to build
• to construct

Question 115

tamat

Answer 115

• to cease
• to expire
• to terminate

Question 116

benam

Answer 116

• sink
• embed

Question 117

letak

Answer 117

• put
• lay
• place