mengenakan

mengenakan

To impose, apply, wear, or put on.

Here, "mengenakan" implies to subject someone to an action, often in a manipulative or playful context.

Dia mengenakan saya dalam permainan itu dengan membuat saya kalah.

He played a trick on me in the game, causing me to lose.

Here, "mengenakan" means to put on or wear clothing, used to describe the act of wearing an attire.

Saya mengenakan baju kebaya untuk majlis perkahwinan itu.

I wore a kebaya dress for the wedding ceremony.

In this sentence, "mengenakan" means to impose or levy something, such as a charge or regulation.

Kerajaan mengenakan cukai tambahan pada rokok.

The government imposed an additional tax on cigarettes.