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Finnish
Noun
matikan
- genitive singular of matikka
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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of mati + -kan.
Pronunciation
Verb
matikan (active mematikan, passive dimatikan, perfective passive termatikan)
- (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to kill
- Synonym: bunuh
- to put to death; to extinguish the life of
Dia mematikan harimau itu dengan parangnya.- He killed the tiger with his machete.
- (figuratively, hyperbolic) to overpower, overwhelm, or defeat
Perusahaan asing itu mematikan banyak usaha setempat di sini.- The foreign company killed many local businesses here.
- (transitive) to turn off (to power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.))
Bolehkah kau matikan lampu kamar?- Can you turn off the room lights?
- (transitive) to shut down (to turn off or stop)
Matikan laptopnya setelah kau pakai.- Shut down the laptop after you use it.
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