No. 337 in Malay
membeli
To buy.
In a sentence
Saya membeli buah-buahan di pasar pagi tadi.
I bought fruits at the market this morning.
The word 'membeli' in this sentence is used in its simple past tense to indicate the action of purchasing by the subject.
Adik membelikan ibu hadiah untuk hari jadi.
My younger sibling bought a gift for mom's birthday.
'Membelikan' here includes the suffix '-kan', showing that the action of buying was done on behalf of another person.
Penduduk kampung itu bekerjasama membeli kelengkapan untuk sekolah.
The villagers cooperated to purchase supplies for the school.
'Membeli' is used here in a collaborative context, indicating a collective effort to buy something.
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