begitu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• gitu

Preposition

begitu

1. like that

   bukan begini, tetapi begitu

   not like this, but like that

Derived terms

• begitu pula
• begitulah

Adverb

begitu

1. very, so, how

   dia begitu cepat!

   how fast he is!

Synonyms

• sangat
• amat
• sekali

Derived terms

• sebegitu

Further reading

• “begitu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɡitu/
• Rhymes: -əɡitu, -ɡitu, -itu, -tu, -u

Adverb

begitu (Jawi spelling بݢيتو)

1. very

   Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh, gila

   Begitu tinggi kawan Daniel hinggakan ia bagaikan seekor kucing.

   Daniel's friends are so tall that he looks like a cat [next to them].

2. similar to something shown

   Synonyms: macam itu, seperti itu

   Begitukah kucing itu cuba makan ikan tadi?

   Did the cat try to eat the fish like that?

See also

• sekali
• begini

Further reading

• “begitu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.