lalu

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Meanings

Examples

  • Banyak lori besar lalu di jalan ini setiap hari.A2

    Many big trucks pass through this road every day.

  • Bas itu lalu di depan rumah kami setiap pagi.A2

    The bus passes by our house every morning.

Word family

Root word

laluto pass by; to go through; or to move past a place

Derived words

  • berlaluber-to leave; move past; go away
  • selaluse-always; all the time
  • terlaluter-too; excessively; overly
  • laluan-anroute; path; passage
  • lalui-ito pass through; traverse; go across
  • dilaluidi-root-ibe traversed; be passed through
  • keterlaluanketer-root-anexcessive; too much; beyond the proper limit
  • melaluimeN-root-ito pass through; to go through
  • selalunyase-root-nyausually; generally; most of the time

All examples

to pass by; to go through; or to move past a placeVerb

  • Banyak lori besar lalu di jalan ini setiap hari.A2

    Many big trucks pass through this road every day.

  • Bas itu lalu di depan rumah kami setiap pagi.A2

    The bus passes by our house every morning.

  • Kapal kecil itu lalu di tepi pulau itu sebelum senja.A2

    The small boat passed by the side of the island before sunset.

to be able to (often used regarding appetite or the ability to bear something)Verb

  • Saya tak lalu makan makanan yang terlalu pedas.B1

    I can't bear to eat food that is too spicy.

  • Dia tidak lalu makan selepas sakit perut semalam.A2

    He could not bear to eat after having a stomachache yesterday.

past; last; previousAdj

  • Kami berjumpa di perpustakaan dua jam lalu.A2

    We met at the library two hours ago.

  • Kejadian itu berlaku pada tahun lalu.A2

    That incident happened last year.

  • Tahun lalu saya mula bekerja di sini.A1

    Last year, I started working here.

and then; afterwards; subsequentlyConj

  • Dia berhenti sejenak lalu menyambung ceritanya.B1

    He paused for a moment then continued his story.

  • Dia masuk ke bilik itu, lalu menutup pintu dengan perlahan.A2

    He entered the room, and then closed the door quietly.

  • Mereka berbincang sebentar, lalu terus memulakan mesyuarat.A2

    They discussed it briefly, and then started the meeting right away.

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