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Mengatakan

məŋatakan
Verb
Verb
Present: mengatakan

To say

General

To express something with words; to communicate a message verbally.

Ví dụ:
"Dia mengatakan bahwa dia akan datang."
→ He said that he would come.
"Jangan mengatakan apa-apa padanya."
→ Don't say anything to her.
Synonyms
Antonyms

To tell

General

To give information to someone; to narrate or report something.

Ví dụ:
"Saya harus mengatakan yang sebenarnya."
→ I have to tell the truth.
"Dia mengatakan sebuah cerita yang menarik."
→ He told an interesting story.
Synonyms
Antonyms

Derived Forms

Noun
word
Verb
to say
Noun
statement
Verb
said
Verb
say it

Collocations

mengatakan yang sebenarnya
to tell the truth
mengatakan dengan jujur
to say honestly
mengatakan tidak
to say no
mengatakan sesuatu
to say something

Idioms

"Mengatakan dengan bunga-bunga"
Figurative
→ To say with flowers
To express something in a roundabout or indirect way, often to soften the impact of the message.
Examples:
"Dia mengatakan dengan bunga-bunga bahwa proyek itu gagal."
→ He said with flowers that the project had failed.
"Apa yang dikatakannya?"
General
→ What did he say?
Inquiring about what someone communicated or stated.
Examples:
"Apa yang dikatakannya tentang pertemuan itu?"
→ What did he say about the meeting?