No. 670 in Malay

adakah

"Adakah" means "Is it?" or "Is there?" and is used to form yes-no questions.

In a sentence

Adakah awak akan menghadiri mesyuarat itu?
Are you going to attend the meeting?
In this sentence, 'adakah' is used to form a yes-no question by being placed at the beginning of the sentence, indicative of a polite inquiry.
Adakah dia tahu tentang acara tersebut?
Does he/she know about the event?
Here, 'adakah' introduces a question regarding the knowledge or state of the subject.
Adakah ini buku yang kamu cari?
Is this the book you are looking for?
In this context, 'adakah' is used for identifying or confirming a specific item, adding a questioning tone to the statement.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “adakah” in actual Malay podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Malay podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Malay books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).