begitu
Indonesian
Preposition
begitu
- like that
- bukan begini, tapi begitu
- not like this, but like that
Derived terms
- begitu pula
- begitulah
Adverb
begitu
- very, so, how
- dia begitu cepat!
- how fast he is!
Synonyms
- sangat
- amat
- sekali
Derived terms
- sebegitu
Further reading
- “begitu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəɡitu/
- Rhymes: -əɡitu, -ɡitu, -itu, -tu, -u
Adverb
begitu (Jawi spelling بݢيتو)
- very
- Begitu tinggi kawan Daniel hinggakan ia bagaikan seekor kucing.
- Daniel's friends are so tall that he looks like a cat [next to them].
- Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh, gila
- similar to something shown
- Begitukah kucing itu cuba makan ikan tadi?
- Did the cat try to eat the fish like that?
- Synonyms: macam itu, seperti itu
See also
- sekali
- begini
Further reading
- “begitu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.