pernah

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pernah, from Sanskrit पारणा (pāraṇā, going through).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pərˈnah/
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧nah

Adverb

pernah

  1. semelfactive or non-iterative aspect i. e. the action or situation has happened once or more but did not repeat itself
    Synonym: sempat

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