adalah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adalah/
- Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah
Particle
adalah
Usage notes
Adalah is a connector word which is often used like the English verb “to be”. It can be used for first person, second person or third person. Compare this with ialah, which has the same meaning but can only be used with third person.
- For example:
- For example:
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /adəlah/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /adalah/
- Rhymes: -əlah, -lah, -ah
Usage notes
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, and never for verbs. Compare this with ialah, which has the same meaning but can only be used before nouns.
- Example:
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