mainkan

Word tier 2

Meanings

Examples

  • Bolehkah kamu mainkan lagu ini di telefon?A1

    Can you play this song on the phone?

  • Saya akan mainkan gitar ini semasa persembahan malam ini.A2

    I will play this guitar during tonight's performance.

Word family

mainmainkan-kanto play something

Other family forms

  • bermainber-to play
  • pemainpe-player; a person who plays a game or sport
  • mainan-antoy; plaything
  • dimainkandi-root-kanto be played (of songs, videos)
  • memainkanmeN-root-kanto play something
  • permainanpeR-root-angame; play; a structured activity for fun or competition
  • mempermainkanmemper-root-kanto toy with, exploit, or manipulate someone, their feelings, trust, or a situation

All examples

to play somethingVerb

  • Bolehkah kamu mainkan lagu ini di telefon?A1

    Can you play this song on the phone?

  • Saya akan mainkan gitar ini semasa persembahan malam ini.A2

    I will play this guitar during tonight's performance.

  • Guru itu akan mainkan lagu klasik itu untuk pelajar.A2

    The teacher will play that classical song for the students.

to toy with; to mess with; to exploit or manipulateVerb

  • Jangan mainkan perasaannya seperti itu.B2

    Don't toy with their feelings like that.

  • Saya tidak mahu dia mainkan perasaan saya.B2

    I do not want him to toy with my feelings.

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