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preposition in Malay

kata depan

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

preposition in Malay: kata depan, kata sendi nama. In English, preposition means any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

Malay words for preposition

grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by"
kata depan, kata sendi nama

English meaning of preposition

  1. noun Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
  2. noun An adposition.
  3. noun A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.

Full definition of preposition

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Questions about preposition in Malay

What is the meaning of preposition in Malay?
Preposition in Malay is kata depan, kata sendi nama.
Apakah maksud preposition dalam bahasa Melayu?
Preposition: kata depan, kata sendi nama.
What does preposition mean in English?
Preposition means any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

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