begitu

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Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay begitu, probably from blend of bagai +‎ itu.

Pronunciation

Preposition

bêgitu

  1. like that
    Memang percakapan mereka begitu.
    Indeed their conversation was like that.

Adverb

bêgitu

  1. so
    tidak begitu baik ― not so well
    Dia begitu pintar dalam matematika.
    She is so smart at math.

Conjunction

bêgitu

  1. as soon as (at the moment when; immediately after; instantly)
    Dia hampir terlambat karena begitu dia masuk, gerbang sekolah langsung ditutup.
    He was almost late because as soon as he entered, the school gate was immediately closed.

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References

  1. ^ Schmoldt, A., Benthe, H. F., Haberland, G. (October 2024) “Seventeenth-century Malay wordlists and their potential for etymological scholarship”, in Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, volume 25, number 3, →DOI, page 556

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Adverb

begitu (Jawi spelling بݢيتو)

  1. very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh, gila
    Begitu tinggi kawan Daniel hinggakan ia bagaikan seekor kucing.
    Daniel's friends are so tall that he looks like a cat .
  2. similar to something shown; like that
    Synonyms: macam itu, seperti itu
    Begitukah kucing itu cuba makan ikan tadi?
    Did the cat try to eat the fish like that?

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