Kalaupun cerun itu susah, kami tetap mahu mendaki.

that

Breakdown of Kalaupun cerun itu susah, kami tetap mahu mendaki.

• mahu: to want
• kami: we
• mendaki: to hike

Questions & Answers about Kalaupun cerun itu susah, kami tetap mahu mendaki.

What does kalaupun mean here?

Kalaupun means even if.

It is made from:

• kalau = if
• pun = a particle that adds emphasis, often giving the sense of even

So Kalaupun cerun itu susah means Even if that slope is difficult.

In this sentence, kalaupun sets up a contrast: the difficulty is real, but it does not change the speaker’s decision.

Why is pun attached to kalau?

In Malay, -pun often adds an idea like even, despite that, or all the same.

So:

• kalau = if
• kalaupun = even if

This is a very common pattern in Malay for concessive meaning, where something is true but the main action still happens anyway.

That is why the sentence also uses tetap later:

• Kalaupun ... , kami tetap ...
• Even if ... , we still ...

Those two parts work well together.

What is the role of tetap in the sentence?