No. 860 in Malay

maksimum

Maximum.

In a sentence

Kelajuan maksimum yang dibenarkan di jalan ini ialah 90 kilometer sejam.
The maximum speed allowed on this road is 90 kilometers per hour.
In this sentence, 'maksimum' is used as an adjective describing the speed limit.
Dia berusaha keras untuk mencapai keupayaan maksimum dalam kerjayanya.
He works hard to reach maximum potential in his career.
Here, 'maksimum' is used to describe the utmost level of potential.
Maksimum peserta yang boleh menyertai pertandingan ini ialah 50 orang.
The maximum number of participants allowed in this competition is 50 people.
In this context, 'maksimum' denotes the highest number permissible.

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