daripada
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From dari (“from”) + pada (“at”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -da
Preposition edit
daripada (Jawi spelling درڤد)
- from (a material)
- Kerusi ini dibuat daripada kayu.
- This chair is made from wood.
- from (a person)
- Kami telah menerima sepucuk surat daripada bapa.
- We have received a letter from father.
- than (something being compared)
- Ini lebih baik daripada itu.
- This is better than that.
Usage notes edit
- For “from” in the senses of “from a place” or “from a time”, the preposition dari is used.
Further reading edit
- “daripada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.