menahan diri

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tahan +‎ diri.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˌnahan ˈdiri/ [məˌna.han ˈdi.ri]
  • Rhymes: -iri
  • Syllabification: me‧na‧han di‧ri

Verb

mênahan diri (imperative/informal tahan diri)

  1. to restrain/hold oneself [with untuk tidak ‘to not’]; to refrain [with dari ‘from’]
    Saya menahan diri untuk tidak makan kentang.
    I restrain myself from eating potatoes.
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