Breakdown of Kami boleh meregangkan badan dan berehat; lagipun, semua berpeluh.
boleh
to be able
berehat
to rest
dan
and
semua
all
Questions & Answers about Kami boleh meregangkan badan dan berehat; lagipun, semua berpeluh.
Why does the sentence use kami instead of kita?
In Malay, kami and kita both translate as we, but they are not interchangeable.
- kami = we, but not including the person being spoken to
- kita = we, including the person being spoken to
So Kami boleh meregangkan badan dan berehat means the speaker is talking about their own group, but not necessarily including the listener. If the listener were part of the group, kita would usually be the better choice.
What does boleh mean here?
Here, boleh means something like can, are able to, or may.
Depending on context, boleh can express:
- ability: can
- permission: may / are allowed to
- possibility: could
In this sentence, it most likely means we can or we may, in the sense of it makes sense for us to or we’re allowed to stretch and rest.
Why is it meregangkan badan? What does that phrase literally mean?