matikan

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Finnish

Noun

matikan

  1. genitive singular of matikka

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of mati +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

Verb

matikan (active mematikan, passive dimatikan, perfective passive termatikan)

  1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to kill
    Synonym: bunuh
    1. to put to death; to extinguish the life of
      Dia mematikan harimau itu dengan parangnya.
      He killed the tiger with his machete.
    2. (figuratively, hyperbolic) to overpower, overwhelm, or defeat
      Perusahaan asing itu mematikan banyak usaha setempat di sini.
      The foreign company killed many local businesses here.
  2. (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?
  3. (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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