Word
Kami saling memberi span dan pengikis.
Meaning
We give each other a sponge and scraper.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Kami saling memberi span dan pengikis.
Why does the sentence use kami instead of kita?
In Malay, kami means we but not including the listener, while kita means we including the listener.
So Kami saling memberi span dan pengikis means that the group doing the action does not include the person being spoken to.
A learner often needs to watch for this distinction, because English we can mean either one.
- kami = we, excluding you
- kita = we, including you
What does saling mean here?
Saling means each other, one another, or mutually.
It shows that the action goes both ways between members of the group. So in this sentence, the people in kami are giving things to one another, not just giving them to someone else.
A useful pattern is:
- saling + verb = do something to each other
Examples:
- mereka saling membantu = they help each other
- kami saling mengenali = we know each other
Why is saling placed before memberi?