sementara
See also: sementará
Asturian
Verb
sementara
- first-person singular pluperfect indicative of sementar
- third-person singular pluperfect indicative of sementar
- first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar
- third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर (samāntara, “parallel, interval of a year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səmənˈtara/
- Hyphenation: sê‧mên‧ta‧ra
Conjunction
sêmêntara
- while (during the same time that)
- Synonyms: selama, selagi
Adjective
sêmêntara
- temporary (not permanent)
- 1950, Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Republik Indonesia 1950 [The Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950]:
- Selama pemilihan Ketua dan Wakil-Ketua belum disahkan oleh Presiden, rapat diketuai untuk sementara oleh Anggauta jang tertua umurnja.
- Prior to such confirmation by the President, the oldest member in age temporarily presides over the meeting.
- Synonym: temporer
- Antonym: selamanya
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Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kesementaraan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
Determiner
sêmêntara
- a few
- Synonym: beberapa
Further reading
- “sementara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Verb
sementara
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar