| grammar | n 1. (study, use or knowledge of) rules of a language, tatabahasa, nahu: Latin ~, tatabahasa bahasa Latin; they begin learning ~ in elementary school, mereka mula mempelajari tatabahasa sejak sekolah rendah; his ideas are good but his ~ is poor, gagasan-gagasannya baik tetapi tatabahasanya lemah; 2. book containing an account of this, buku /tatabahasa, nahu/: we’re working on a Malay ~, kami sedang mengusahakan buku tatabahasa Melayu; 3. theory of rules of language, tatabahasa: case ~, tatabahasa kasus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grammatical | adj 1. of, concerning grammar, tatabahasa, nahu: ~ structure, struktur tatabahasa; ~ analysis, analisis tatabahasa; 2. corresponding to rules of a language, gramatis: his essay wasn’t very ~, eseinya tdk berapa gramatis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grammatically | adv dr segi /tatabahasa, nahu/: although ~ correct, the sentence is rather stilted, walaupun betul dr segi tatabahasa, ayat itu agak canggung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| transformational grammar | n /tatabahasa, nahu/ transformasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grammarian | n ahli /tatabahasa, nahu/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| generative | adj (fml) generatif: ~ grammar, tatabahasa generatif; ~ cell, sel generatif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| descriptive | adj deskriptif: ~ passages, petikan-petikan deskriptif; ~ grammar, tatabahasa deskriptif; a ~ writer, penulis deskriptif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prescriptive | adj preskriptif:~ rules, rumus-rumus preskriptif; a ~ grammar of the language, tatabahasa preskriptif bahasa itu; a ~ right, hak preskriptif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rudiment | n 1. (in pl) first principles, asas-asas: the ~s of grammar, asas-asas tatabahasa; he doesn’t seem to have any idea of the ~s of social behaviour, dia nampaknya tdk tahu langsung ttg asas-asas tingkah laku sosial; 2. (biol) rudimen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| au fait | adj maklum: I’m not ~ with the latest developments in generative grammar, saya belum maklum akan perkembangan terakhir ttg tatabahasa generatif; /make, put/ so. ~ with (st), memberitahu sso ttg (sst). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |