| tense2 | n (gram.) kala: the present, the past and the future ~s, kala kini, kala lampau, dan kala depan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preterite | n 1. past tense,kala lampau: the ~ of the verb “have” is “had”,kala lampau kata kerja “have”ialah “had”; 2. verb in the past tense, kata kerja kala lampau: “swam” is the ~, “swam” ialah kata kerja kala lampau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preterite | adj (gram.) kala lampau: a ~ verb, kata kerja kala lampau; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sometimes | adv now and then, kadang-kadang, kadang kala, ada kalanya, sesekali, sekali-sekali: ~, on a clear day, we can see the sea from the verandah, kadang kala, pd hari yg cerah, kita dapat melihat laut dr beranda; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| past perfect | n 1. past perfect tense, kala lampau sempurna; 2. verb in past perfect tense, kata kerja kala lampau sempurna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| past | tidaklah memeranjatkan saya jika dia mempunyai sejarah hitam; 5. ( gram. ) a. past tense, kala lampau; b. verb in past tense, kata kerja kala lampau; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| occasionally | adv (modifying verb) sekali-sekali, sekali-sekala; (modifying adj) kadang kala, kadang-kadang: he still writes to me ~, dia masih menulis kpd saya sekali-sekala; she was petulant and ~ wayward, dia bengkeng dan kadang kala perangainya tdk menentu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| antiquity | n 1. ancientness, kepurbaan; (of family) telah wujud berzaman-zaman; of great ~, purba(kala); (of family) yg berzaman-zaman susur galurnya: a coin of great ~, duit syiling purba; a family of great ~, keluarga yg berzaman-zaman susur galurnya; 2. ancient times, zaman purba(kala): many of our customs spring from ~, kebanyakan adat resam kita berasal dr zaman purba; 3. people of ancient times, orang zaman purba(kala); 4. (in pl) building, works of art, etc of ancient times, bangunan dan barang-barang purba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scorpion | n kala jengking. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| present tense | n kala kini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |