No. 457 in Malay
ditanya
"Ditanya" means "asked."
In a sentence
Dia ditanya oleh gurunya tentang kerja rumah.
He was asked by his teacher about the homework.
In this sentence, 'ditanya' is used to indicate a passive form of the verb 'tanya' (ask), showing that the subject 'Dia' (he) is receiving the action.
Saya akan menjawab soalan yang ditanya semalam.
I will answer the question that was asked yesterday.
Here, 'ditanya' is used in a relative clause to describe the noun 'soalan' (question), indicating it was the object of the action of 'asking' in the past.
Pelajar itu kelihatan bingung apabila dia ditanya soalan sulit.
The student appeared confused when he was asked a difficult question.
In this context, 'ditanya' describes the action happening to the student, emphasizing the passive nature of him being the recipient of the action 'asking'.
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