adalah
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay adalah, from Classical Malay اداله (adalah). Equivalent to ada + -lah.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
adalah
- to be identical to
- Menteri adalah menteri yang menyelenggarakan....
- Minister means a minister administering....
- to have the same meaning as
- to be included in a group
Synonyms[edit]
- (to be identical to): merupakan
Particle[edit]
adalah
- a connector between two pieces of sentence that confirms the details or explanation of the first part
- Yang perlu dikerjakan sekarang adalah membawa korban ke rumah sakit.
- What needs to be done now is to take the victims to the hospital.
Usage notes[edit]
In Indonesian, "to be" can be expressed by juxtaposing words, but "adalah" is used to clarify or emphasize the meaning.
- Examples:
Synonyms[edit]
- ialah (third person)
Antonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “adalah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /adəlah/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /adalah/
- Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
Particle[edit]
adalah (jawi spelling اداله)
Usage notes[edit]
Adalah is a connector word which is often used like the English verb “to be”. It can be used only before prepositions, postpositions or adjectives. Compare this with ialah, which has the same meaning but can only be used before nouns or verbs.
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms suffixed with -lah
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/alah
- Rhymes:Indonesian/lah
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ah
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian verbs
- Indonesian terms with usage examples
- Indonesian particles
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/əlah
- Rhymes:Malay/lah
- Rhymes:Malay/ah
- Rhymes:Malay/ah/3 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay particles
- Malay terms with usage examples