No. 458 in Malay

hendak

"Want" or "desire."

In a sentence

Saya hendak makan malam sekarang.
I want to have dinner now.
In this sentence, 'hendak' expresses a desire or intention to perform the action of having dinner.
Kami hendak pergi ke pasar esok pagi.
We are planning to go to the market tomorrow morning.
Here, 'hendak' indicates a future intention to perform the action of going to the market.
Dia tidak hendak membincangkan hal tersebut.
He/she does not want to discuss that matter.
In this case, 'hendak' is used to express a lack of desire or intention to perform the action of discussing.

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