Semakin cepat pembekal tenaga mendapat laporan, semakin cepat bekalan elektrik dipulihkan.

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Breakdown of Semakin cepat pembekal tenaga mendapat laporan, semakin cepat bekalan elektrik dipulihkan.

• laporan: the report
• mendapat: to receive
• semakin: increasingly

Questions & Answers about Semakin cepat pembekal tenaga mendapat laporan, semakin cepat bekalan elektrik dipulihkan.

What does semakin ... semakin ... mean in this sentence?

This is a very common Malay pattern meaning the more / the more or the ...er, the ...er.

So:

• Semakin cepat pembekal tenaga mendapat laporan, semakin cepat bekalan elektrik dipulihkan.

means something like:

• The faster the energy provider gets the report, the faster the electricity supply is restored.
• or more naturally in English: The sooner the energy provider receives the report, the sooner the electricity supply can be restored.

Here, semakin cepat ... semakin cepat ... creates a comparison between two situations.

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Why is cepat used twice?

Because the sentence has two linked parts:

• semakin cepat pembekal tenaga mendapat laporan
• semakin cepat bekalan elektrik dipulihkan

The first cepat refers to how quickly the provider receives the report.
The second cepat refers to how quickly the electricity supply is restored.

This repetition is normal in the semakin ... semakin ... structure. It mirrors English patterns like:

• The faster they know, the faster they can act.
• The sooner you leave, the sooner you arrive.

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