Meaning of mau | Babel Free

Definisi

1. to want
   transitive
2. to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand
   transitive
3. to wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with
   transitive
4. to experience desire; to wish
   intransitive
5. to will
   auxiliary, informal
6. used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person
   auxiliary, informal
7. to be able to, to have the capacity
   auxiliary
8. used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation
   auxiliary

Contoh

“Kamu mau makan apa?”

What do you want to eat?

“Saya mau kamu meninggalkan kelas ini.”

I want you to leave this class.

“Aku mau sarapan yang manis.”

I want a sweet breakfast

“Dia mau pakaian baru.”

He wants new clothes.

“Kamu boleh meninggalkan ruangan ini jika kamu mau.”

You can leave this room if you want.

“Ibu mau pergi ke pasar untuk membeli bahan makanan.”

Mother will go to the market to buy food.

“Maukah kamu menikahiku?”

Will you marry me?

“Aku sudah memberitahukan dia berkali-kali, tapi dia tetap tak mau meminum obatnya.”

I've told him many times, but he still doesn't want to take his medicine.

Level CEFR