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Malay frequency list

No. 150 in Malay

tentang

"About" or "regarding."

In a sentence

  • Saya ingin bercakap tentang peluang masa depan.

    I want to talk about future opportunities.

    Here, 'tentang' functions as a preposition meaning 'about', introducing the topic of conversation.

  • Buku ini adalah tentang sejarah Malaysia.

    This book is about the history of Malaysia.

    In this case, 'tentang' indicates the subject or theme of the book.

  • Dia sentiasa ingin tahu tentang sains dan teknologi.

    She is always curious about science and technology.

    Here, 'tentang' is used to denote the focus of one's curiosity or interest.

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