what
Maksud
- pron. apa
- adj. apa
- adv. berapa
- interj. apa
Definisi bahasa Inggeris
- pron., a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking
- questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what
- did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?
- pron., a., & adv. As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely
- or independently; -- often with a question following.
- pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or
- how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!
- pron., a., & adv. Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an
- adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!
- pron., a., & adv. As a relative pronoun
- pron., a., & adv. Used substantively with the antecedent
- suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those
- [things] which; -- called a compound relative.
- pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . .
- which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at,
- which.
- pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to
- the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
- pron., a., & adv. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; --
- used indefinitely.
- pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat;
- -- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with
- repetition.
- n. Something; thing; stuff.
- interrog. adv. Why? For what purpose? On what account?
Contoh ayat
pron. apa
I could not hear what he said because the room was too noisy.
Saya tidak dapat mendengar apa yang dikatakan olehnya kerana bilik itu terlalu bising.
adj. apa
Please tell me what time the meeting starts tomorrow morning.
Sila beritahu saya pukul berapa mesyuarat itu bermula esok pagi.
adv. berapa
What does it matter if we arrive a few minutes late?
Berapa pentingkah jika kita tiba lewat beberapa minit?
interj. apa
What! You lost the house keys again?
Apa! Kamu hilang kunci rumah lagi?