All wordssusahPlay pronunciation.susahL1CommonMeanings1difficultAdj2poor or impoverishedAdj3stubborn or uncooperative in behaviorAdjInformal4inconvenient or causing situational troubleAdjExamplesPlay pronunciation.Soalan peperiksaan itu sangat susah.A1The exam question was very difficult.Play pronunciation.Mendaki gunung itu sangat susah bagi pendaki baru.B1Climbing that mountain is very difficult for new climbers.Word familyRoot wordsusahdifficultDerived wordssesusahse-as difficult assusahkan-kanto make something difficult or complicatedsusahlah-lahused to emphasize that something is difficult or hard to dosusahnya-nyathe state of being difficult or hardsusah-susahR fullto go to the trouble or bother oneselfdisusahkandi-root-kanto be made difficult, complicated, or more complexkesusahanke-root-anhardship or difficulty encountered in life or a taskmenyusahkanmeN-root-kanto make something difficult or complicatedsusah-payahgreat effort and toil involved in completing a taskbersusah-susahbeR-R partialto experience hardship or struggle in order to achieve something