menduduki
Meanings
Examples
- Keluarga itu sudah menduduki rumah tersebut selama sepuluh tahun.B1
That family has occupied the house for ten years.
- Tentera asing telah menduduki wilayah kecil itu semasa perang berlaku.B1
Foreign troops occupied that small territory when the war broke out.
Word family
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to occupy or inhabit a placeVerb
- Keluarga itu sudah menduduki rumah tersebut selama sepuluh tahun.B1
That family has occupied the house for ten years.
- Tentera asing telah menduduki wilayah kecil itu semasa perang berlaku.B1
Foreign troops occupied that small territory when the war broke out.
- Penduduk asal kawasan itu dilarang menduduki tanah simpanan tersebut tanpa kebenaran.B2
The original residents of the area are prohibited from occupying that reserve land without permission.
to sit for or take an examinationVerb
- Semua calon dikehendaki menduduki ujian bertulis pada pukul lapan pagi.A2
All candidates are required to sit for the written test at eight in the morning.
- Ali berasa sangat gementar sebelum menduduki ujian memandu pagi tadi.A2
Ali felt very nervous before taking his driving test this morning.
- Seramai dua ratus orang pelajar akan menduduki peperiksaan akhir tahun pada minggu depan.A2
A total of two hundred students will sit for the year-end examination next week.
to hold or rank in a specific position or statusVerb
- Pasukan negara kita berjaya menduduki tempat pertama dalam kejohanan itu.B2
Our national team successfully ranked first in the championship.
- Beliau merupakan wanita pertama yang menduduki jawatan sebagai pengarah di syarikat ini.B1
She is the first woman to hold the position of director at this company.
- Bandar Kuala Lumpur kini menduduki tempat ke-10 dalam senarai bandar paling selamat.B1
Kuala Lumpur city currently ranks 10th in the list of safest cities.