Tekstil terpakai boleh digunakan semula.

to be able

Breakdown of Tekstil terpakai boleh digunakan semula.

• tekstil: textile material
• menggunakan semula: to reuse
• terpakai: used; second-hand

Questions & Answers about Tekstil terpakai boleh digunakan semula.

What does terpakai mean in this sentence?

Here terpakai means used, second-hand, or already worn/used before.

So tekstil terpakai means used textiles or second-hand textiles.

In this sentence, terpakai works like an adjective describing tekstil.

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Is terpakai related to pakai?

Yes. The root word is pakai, which means to wear or to use.

When ter- is added, terpakai can have a few meanings in Malay depending on context. In this sentence, it has the sense of already used or second-hand.

So:

• pakai = use / wear
• terpakai = used, already used, second-hand

This is a good example of how ter- does not always have just one simple English equivalent.

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Why does the sentence use terpakai for used, but digunakan for be used? Aren’t pakai and guna both use?