No. 446 in Malay
meletakkan
"Meletakkan" means "to put" or "to place."
In a sentence
Ali meletakkan buku di atas meja.
Ali placed the book on the table.
The word 'meletakkan' here is used to describe the action of placing an object at a specific location.
Pekerja itu meletakkan tanggungjawab besar di bahunya.
The worker placed great responsibility on his shoulders.
In this sentence, 'meletakkan' metaphorically denotes assigning responsibility.
Dia meletakkan jawatan sebagai ketua persatuan.
He resigned from his position as the leader of the association.
Here, 'meletakkan' is figuratively used to mean stepping down or resigning from a position.
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