No. 474 in Malay
menjawab
To answer.
In a sentence
Ali menjawab soalan itu dengan tepat.
Ali answered the question accurately.
The word 'menjawab' means 'to answer' and is used as an action verb in addressing a question.
Siti tidak mahu menjawab panggilan telefon.
Siti doesn't want to answer the phone call.
Here, 'menjawab' indicates the act of responding to a phone call.
Murid-murid menjawab salam cikgu mereka dengan sopan.
The students replied to their teacher's greeting politely.
In this example, 'menjawab' is used to mean 'to reply,' particularly in a conversational or traditional respect.
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