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memendek

L2

Meanings

  1. 1
    to become shorter in length or duration
    Verb

Examples

  • Bayang-bayang tiang itu mula memendek apabila waktu tengah hari menghampiri.B1

    The shadow of the pole began to shorten as midday approached.

  • Hari-hari di musim sejuk biasanya mula memendek dengan lebih cepat.B1

    The days in winter usually start to shorten more quickly.

Word family

pendek→memendekmeN-to become shorter in length or duration

Other family forms

  • terpendekteR-shortest (superlative of short in length or height)
  • pendekkan-kanto shorten or reduce the length of something physical
  • pendeknya-nyain short; in summary; briefly
  • dipendekkandi-root-kanto be made shorter in physical length
  • kependekanke-root-anshortness; brevity
  • memendekkanmeN-root-kanto make something shorter in physical length
  • pemendekanpeN-root-anshortening
  • pendek-pendekR fullshort (of multiple items or referring to plurality)