memendekkan
Word tier 3
Meanings
Examples
- Tukang jahit itu memendekkan kaki seluar saya yang terlalu labuh.A2
The tailor shortened my pant legs which were too long.
- Kita perlu memendekkan tali ini supaya ia tidak meleret di lantai.B1
We need to shorten this rope so it doesn't drag on the floor.
Word family
Surface
mem-pendek-kanmemendekkan
Pattern
meN-root-kanmeN- is realized here as mem-.
Other family forms
All examples
to make something shorter in physical lengthVerb
- Tukang jahit itu memendekkan kaki seluar saya yang terlalu labuh.A2
The tailor shortened my pant legs which were too long.
- Kita perlu memendekkan tali ini supaya ia tidak meleret di lantai.B1
We need to shorten this rope so it doesn't drag on the floor.
- Ibu sedang memendekkan langsir di ruang tamu kerana ia terlalu panjang.B1
Mother is shortening the curtains in the living room because they are too long.
to reduce the duration or time of an event or processVerb
- Pihak penganjur terpaksa memendekkan waktu rehat untuk mengejar jadual.B1
The organizers had to shorten the break time to catch up with the schedule.
- Pengurus meminta saya memendekkan pembentangan itu kepada sepuluh minit sahaja.B2
The manager asked me to shorten the presentation to only ten minutes.
- Syarikat itu memutuskan untuk memendekkan waktu bekerja pada setiap hari Jumaat.B1
The company decided to shorten the working hours every Friday.
to abbreviate or truncate a word, name, or textVerb
- Sila gunakan aplikasi tersebut untuk memendekkan pautan laman web yang panjang ini.B2
Please use that application to shorten this long website link.
- Pelajar itu perlu memendekkan rumusan teks tersebut kepada lima puluh patah perkataan sahaja.B2
The student needs to shorten the summary of the text to only fifty words.