No. 448 in Malay
menunggu
"Menunggu" means "to wait."
In a sentence
Saya menunggu bas di perhentian.
I am waiting for the bus at the stop.
The word 'menunggu' is used here to indicate the action of waiting for an object, in this case, the bus.
Kami menunggu kedatangan tetamu.
We are awaiting the arrival of guests.
The word 'menunggu' is used here to describe the anticipation or act of awaiting the occurrence of an event, specifically the arrival of guests.
Mereka menunggu sehingga hujan berhenti.
They waited until the rain stopped.
In this sentence, 'menunggu' is illustrating the action of delaying or pausing activities until a condition is met, i.e., the cessation of rain.
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