Word
Guru menilai tugas kami dengan tenang.
Meaning
The teacher evaluates our assignment calmly.
Part of speech
sentence
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Lesson
Breakdown of Guru menilai tugas kami dengan tenang.
guru
the teacher
dengan
with
tugas
the assignment
tenang
calm
Questions & Answers about Guru menilai tugas kami dengan tenang.
What does menilai mean exactly, and how is it related to nilai?
Menilai means to assess / to evaluate / to grade something (for example, assignments, performance, quality).
The base word nilai means value, score, grade, mark.
The prefix meN- turns the noun nilai into an active verb menilai = to give a value/score to something.
So in this sentence, the teacher is actively giving a value/grade to the assignments.
Can menilai also be used for judging or evaluating people, not just tasks?
Yes. Menilai can be used in broader contexts, not only schoolwork.
Examples:
Saya tidak ingin menilai orang dari penampilan.
= I don’t want to judge people by their appearance.Mereka menilai kinerja karyawan setiap tahun.
= They evaluate employees’ performance every year.
So menilai is a general verb for evaluating / judging / assessing.
Why is the word tugas used here? How is it different from pekerjaan rumah or PR?