| what | adj & pron 1. (interrog, used in direct and indirect questions) apa(kah); (when expected answer is so’s name) siapa(kah); (when expected answer is a number or numerical expression) berapa(kah): ~’s the name of the restaurant where we ate last week?, apa nama restoran tempat kita makan minggu lalu itu?; ~ day is it today?, hari ini hari apa?; ~ languages does he speak?, dia boleh bercakap dlm bahasa apa?; ~ ’s that knife for?, pisau itu utk apa?; ~’s the name of the lady standing next to the young man?, siapakah nama wanita yg berdiri dekat pemuda itu?; ~ is your room number, sir?, berapa nombor bilik encik?; ~ /day of the month, date/ is it today?, hari ini berapa hari bulan?; in ~ year was she born? dia lahir dlm tahun berapa?; ~ is the price of that car?, berapakah harga kereta itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| how | 2. in what state, condition, keadaan; (interrog) bagaimanakah (keadaan); (colloq) macam mana(kah): I am going to see ~ Maria is this morning, saya hendak melihat keadaan Maria pagi ini; ~’s the market today?, bagaimanakah keadaan pasaran hari ini; 3. be like, (interrog) bagaimanakah; (colloq) macam manakah: ~ was your holiday?, bagaimanakah percutian anda?; 4. to what extent, amount, etc, berapa; (interrog) berapa(kah): I want to know ~ long it takes to type one page, saya hendak tahu masa yg diambil utk menaip satu muka surat; ~ old is he now?, berapakah umurnya sekarang?; ~ many of them were killed?, berapa ramai antara mereka yg terbunuh?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |