No. 246 in Indonesian
kecil
Small.
In a sentence
Rumahnya kecil tetapi sangat nyaman.
The house is small but very comfortable.
Here, 'kecil' is an adjective describing the size of the house.
Ia mengecilkan ukuran gambar untuk mengirimnya melalui email.
He reduced the size of the picture to send it via email.
In this sentence, 'mengecilkan' is a verb meaning 'to reduce or make smaller,' showing the causative form of the word 'kecil'.
Anak itu memakai baju yang sudah kekecilan.
That child is wearing clothes that have become too small.
Here, 'kekecilan' refers to the condition of being too small, indicating the result or state of becoming small.
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