| suspense | “why can’t he tell me now? Why does he have to keep me in ~ like this?”, “kenapa dia tdk memberitahu saya sekarang? Kenapa dia membiarkan saya dlm keadaan tegang?”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| somehow | 2. a for some unclear reason, entah kenapa: he was a brilliant student but ~ he didn’t make it to university, dia pelajar yg cemerlang tetapi entah kenapa, dia tdk sampai pun ke universiti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| why | conj mengapa, kenapa: I don’t know ~ you always disagree with me, saya tdk tahu mengapa kamu selalu tdk bersetuju dgn saya; he wondered ~ they had still not arrived, dia tertanya-tanya mengapa mereka masih belum tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| why | adv mengapa, kenapa: ~ were you late?, mengapa kamu lambat?; ~ are you crying?, mengapa kamu menangis?; ~ did you do it?, mengapa kamu melakukannya?; “You children can’t go out today.” “W~ not?”, “Budak-budak, kamu semua tdk boleh keluar hari ini.” “Mengapa tdk boleh?”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| why | pron (used as rel pron) mengapa, kenapa: the reason ~ he left the job, sebab mengapa dia meninggalkan pekerjaan itu; there are several reasons ~ I want it, ada beberapa sebab mengapa saya mengkehendakinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anti | adj (colloq) anti: why were you so ~ all that?, kenapa kamu anti semua itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| see 1 | I don’t ~ why you have to interfere, saya tdk faham kenapa kamu perlu masuk campur; I do ~ what you mean, saya nampak apa yg kamu maksudkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| silly | n one who is foolish, (orang yg) bodoh: why must you be afraid, you ~!, kenapa mesti takut, bodoh! | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| see 1 | why don’t you get a doctor to ~ to that knee of yours?, kenapa kamu tdk berjumpa doktor supaya dia dapat memeriksa lutut kamu?; I must go and ~ to the dinner, saya mesti pergi utk menyediakan makan malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rush | ~ in, meluru masuk: why did you ~ in when I was talking to her? Next time please knock, kenapa kamu meluru masuk semasa saya sedang bercakap dengannya? Lain kali tolong ketuk pintu dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |