berhenti

This is the 484th most frequent Malay word.


berhenti

"Berhenti" means "to stop" in English.


'Berhenti' here means 'to stop', referring to ceasing an ongoing activity (working).

Saya berhenti kerja kerana ingin menyambung pelajaran.

I stopped working because I wanted to continue my studies.


In this context, 'berhenti' describes vehicles halting their movement in compliance with the signal.

Trafik berhenti sepenuhnya semasa lampu merah menyala.

Traffic comes to a complete stop when the red light is on.


Here, 'berhenti' illustrates the ceasing of a continuous sound produced by the alarm clock.

Jam loceng berbunyi kuat, tetapi saya tetap tidak bangun sehingga bunyi itu berhenti.

The alarm clock rang loudly, but I didn't wake up until the sound stopped.