pendekkan

Word tier 2

Meanings

Examples

  • Tolong pendekkan seluar ini kerana ia terlalu labuh.A2

    Please shorten these pants because they are too long.

  • Sila pendekkan tali ini sebelum mengikat bungkusan tersebut.A2

    Please shorten this rope before tying that package.

Word family

pendekpendekkan-kanto shorten or reduce the length of something physical

Other family forms

  • memendekmeN-to become shorter in length or duration
  • terpendekteR-shortest (superlative of short in length or height)
  • 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)

All examples

to shorten or reduce the length of something physicalVerb

  • Tolong pendekkan seluar ini kerana ia terlalu labuh.A2

    Please shorten these pants because they are too long.

  • Sila pendekkan tali ini sebelum mengikat bungkusan tersebut.A2

    Please shorten this rope before tying that package.

  • Tolong pendekkan kabel pengecas ini agar lebih kemas.B1

    Please shorten this charging cable to make it tidier.

to reduce the duration or time of an eventVerb

  • Pihak pengurusan memutuskan untuk pendekkan waktu bekerja pada hari Jumaat.B1

    The management decided to shorten the working hours on Friday.

  • Syarikat itu terpaksa pendekkan tempoh latihan bagi pekerja baharu.B2

    The company had to shorten the training period for new employees.

  • Pengerusi meminta kami pendekkan mesyuarat tersebut.B1

    The chairman asked us to shorten the meeting.

to summarize or abbreviate a text or speechVerb

  • Guru meminta murid untuk pendekkan karangan mereka kepada seratus patah perkataan.B2

    The teacher asked the students to summarize their essays to one hundred words.

  • Penulis itu cuba untuk pendekkan tajuk bukunya agar lebih menarik.B1

    The author tried to shorten his book title to make it more interesting.

  • Anda boleh pendekkan ucapan anda jika masa tidak mencukupi.B1

    You can shorten your speech if there is not enough time.

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