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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of se- + makin
Pronunciation
Verb
sêmakin
- more
Dia semakin pandai berbahasa Indonesia.- He is getting better and better at speaking Indonesian.
Semakin tua, dia semakin bijaksana.- The older he gets, the wiser he becomes.
Semakin banyak orang yang datang, semakin ramai suasana di pesta.- The more people who come, the livelier the atmosphere at the party.
Saya semakin rindu pada keluarga di kampung.- I miss my family in the village more and more.
Semakin tinggi pohon, semakin kencang angin yang menerpa.- The taller the tree, the stronger the wind that blows against it.
Cinta mereka semakin dalam seiring waktu berjalan.- Their love grew deeper as time went by.
Further reading
Malay
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /səmakin/
Verb
semakin
- increasingly