Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
What is "un-" in malay?
Malay translation:
tidak/tak/jangan
Added to glossary by
yam2u
Sep 1, 2007 11:19
16 yrs ago
English term
Malaysia
Don't trust me, trust my ability
Native in: Malay 
Works in: English to Malay, Malay to English
What is "un-" in malay?
English to Malay
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Computers (general)
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To the Otais of Malay translators. What is "un" actually in BM?
Eg. unchecked as in unchecked a box or anoption that you have chosen under a drop down menu? I have problem with this as this is a help document and the word un is typed in this "|un|-check the box" way. Any suggestions, esp those who have experience in doing help documentation.
TQ..
Eg. unchecked as in unchecked a box or anoption that you have chosen under a drop down menu? I have problem with this as this is a help document and the word un is typed in this "|un|-check the box" way. Any suggestions, esp those who have experience in doing help documentation.
TQ..
Proposed translations
(Malay)
| 5 | tidak/tak/jangan |
yam2u
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| 4 | buangkan (in this context only) |
Ramona Ali
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Change log
Dec 2, 2007 01:15: yam2u Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
18 hrs
Selected
tidak/tak/jangan
In the context you asked, below is how it should be written:
"|un|-check the box" => "|jangan|-tanda kotak"
or
"|un|-check the box" => tanda/jangan tanda kotak
"|un|-check the box" => "|jangan|-tanda kotak"
or
"|un|-check the box" => tanda/jangan tanda kotak
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Boleh pakai if the context is right but I don't "feel" it is the one. But thank you. "
1 day 23 hrs
Ramona Ali
Native in Malay
User Manuals, Codes of Conduct, Medical
Native in: Malay
Works in: English to Malay, Malay, Malay to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
buangkan (in this context only)
uncheck (and not uncheckED, right?) a box...
buangkan tanda di dalam petak...
This box is already checked (sudah ditandakan) because the sentence goes to say "that you HAVE chosen".
[I'm getting nervous with your questions. Make sure your Help document can be easily understood in Malay if it is going to be used to actually help users!]
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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2007-09-03 22:24:09 GMT) Post-grading
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Dear Aniza, it's OK about the points, not important. FYI, when a team of 4 of us translated Yahoo!, "buangkan tanda" is what we used for "uncheck". You can continue asking here, no problem. There are many helpful people here. If one of us doesn't know the answer, another one might.
buangkan tanda di dalam petak...
This box is already checked (sudah ditandakan) because the sentence goes to say "that you HAVE chosen".
[I'm getting nervous with your questions. Make sure your Help document can be easily understood in Malay if it is going to be used to actually help users!]
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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2007-09-03 22:24:09 GMT) Post-grading
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Dear Aniza, it's OK about the points, not important. FYI, when a team of 4 of us translated Yahoo!, "buangkan tanda" is what we used for "uncheck". You can continue asking here, no problem. There are many helpful people here. If one of us doesn't know the answer, another one might.
Note from asker:
| You are nervous? I am even worst!! Honestly, it is very challenging for me as this is my first REAL big job. The rest have always been small ones. But I am determined and I know there are friends to ask for help, :-) TQ. |
| I choose buang after reviewing and searching. I gave yours a 4 but I dunno what happen. Tq for your contribution. |
Discussion
Eg. Un-follow the blog post