No. 661 in Malay
mengenakan
To impose, apply, wear, or put on.
In a sentence
Saya mengenakan baju kebaya untuk majlis perkahwinan itu.
I wore a kebaya dress for the wedding ceremony.
Here, "mengenakan" means to put on or wear clothing, used to describe the act of wearing an attire.
Kerajaan mengenakan cukai tambahan pada rokok.
The government imposed an additional tax on cigarettes.
In this sentence, "mengenakan" means to impose or levy something, such as a charge or regulation.
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" implies to subject someone to an action, often in a manipulative or playful context.
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