bukan

not

Usages of bukan

• Saya mahu pinjam telefon itu untuk menghubungi abang saya, tetapi saya rasa ia bukan milik saya.: I want to borrow that phone to contact my older brother, but I think it does not belong to me.
• Dia bukan guru.: He/She is not a teacher.
• Bayaran kecil hanya untuk pemeriksaan doktor, bukan untuk ubat.: The small payment is only for the doctor’s examination, not for the medicine.
• Ini bukannya salah awak, tetapi kesilapan sistem.: This is not your fault, but a system error.
• Laporan itu pasti milik dia, bukan saya punya.: That report is definitely his/hers, not mine.
• Kalau bos marah pun, saya cuba bercakap dengan tenang, bukan dengan takut, kerana keadaan itu biasanya tidak begitu serius.: Even if the boss is angry, I try to speak calmly, not fearfully, because that situation is usually not so serious.
• Saya rasa kurang malu dan kurang bimbang apabila belajar dengan pasangan tetap, bukan sendirian.: I feel less shy and less worried when studying with a regular partner, not alone.
• Walaupun begitu, saya tahu bahawa kebolehan saya bukan hanya tentang menghafal.: Even so, I know that my ability is not only about memorizing.
• Bos saya bukan kedekut, tetapi dia tegas tentang kualiti kerja.: My boss is not stingy, but he/she is strict about the quality of work.
• Jurulatih kami kata yang penting bukan menang atau kalah, tetapi usaha.: Our coach says what matters is not winning or losing, but the effort.
• Anak kecil itu pegang pisau mainan di tangan kanan, bukan pisau sebenar.: That small child holds a toy knife in the right hand, not a real knife.
• Penjaga zoo menerangkan bahawa gajah itu jinak, bukan liar.: The zoo keeper explains that the elephant is tame, not wild.
• Bagi saya, yang paling penting ialah kesihatan keluarga, bukan kerja.: For me, the most important thing is my family’s health, not work.
• Dia juga mahu buat blog video tentang sains, tetapi dia kena belajar mengedit dulu supaya kandungannya menarik, bukan membosankan.: He/She also wants to make a science video blog, but he/she has to learn to edit first so that the content is interesting, not boring.

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