No. 255 in Malay

diambil

"Diambil" means "taken."

In a sentence

Buku itu diambil oleh adik saya.
The book was taken by my younger sibling.
In this sentence, 'diambil' is used in a passive voice construction to express that the book (subject) was taken (action) by my younger sibling (agent).
Gambar ini akan diambil esok.
This picture will be taken tomorrow.
Here, 'diambil' is used to indicate a future passive action, meaning the picture (subject) will be taken (action) tomorrow.
Bola yang diambil dari taman itu berwarna merah.
The ball that was taken from the park is red.
In this example, 'diambil' is used in a descriptive clause to specify that the ball in question was the one taken (action) from the park.

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