No. 422 in Malay

memutuskan

To decide or to terminate.

In a sentence

Dia memutuskan untuk pergi ke luar negara untuk bekerja.
He decided to go abroad to work.
In this sentence, 'memutuskan' is used to mean 'decided,' indicating a deliberate choice or decision someone has made.
Majlis itu memutuskan hubungan diplomatik dengan negara tersebut.
The council severed diplomatic relations with that country.
Here, 'memutuskan' means 'severed,' referring to ending or terminating a relationship or agreement.
Saya tidak tahu bagaimana untuk memutuskan masalah ini dengan cara terbaik.
I do not know how to resolve this problem in the best way.
In this example, 'memutuskan' is used to mean 'resolve,' conveying arriving at a solution for an issue.

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