grandfather

[US]/'græn(d)fɑːðə/
[UK]/'græn'fɑðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. datuk ayah
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

Datuk

Maternal grandfather

datuk ibu

grandfather clock

jam grandfather

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

Kakeknya ialah seorang pencerita yang hebat.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

Kakek Gerald ialah seorang tukang sepatu.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

Kakek saya sedang dalam usia menceritakan kisah-kisah.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

Kakeknya adalah seorang yang tidak dapat bergerak.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

Kakek berbicara dengan aksen Skotlandia yang tebal.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

Kakeknya adalah seorang Buddha yang taat.

His grandfather is a geographer.

Kakeknya ialah seorang ahli geografi.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

Kakek saya suka berjalan-jalan di kampung.

My grandfather’s life was full of trials and tribulations.

Kehidupan kakek saya penuh dengan ujian dan kesulitan.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

Freud sering disebut sebagai kakek psikoanalisis.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

Di rumah ini, kakek yang memegang kekuasaan utama.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

Kakek belum pernah terbang dalam pesawat udara.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

Kakeknya adalah salah seorang pelopor penerbangan.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

Kami mengangkat kakek sebagai Santa Claus.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Kakeknya adalah seorang veteran Perang Dunia Kedua.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

Datuk bingung tentang nama-nama anak.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Kakek saya adalah seorang veteran Perang Dunia Kedua.

Mr Thompson gave all the historical papers of his grandfather to the public library according to his grandfather's will.

Tuan Thompson memberikan semua kertas sejarah kakeknya kepada perpustakaan umum mengikut wasiat kakeknya.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

Ini mengingatkanku kepada kakekku yang telah meninggal.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

Salah seorang guru terbaikku ialah kakekku.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

" Sir, I think you knew my grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy? "

Tuan, saya rasa anda pernah mengenali kakek saya, Abraxas Malfoy?

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The most famous being the grandfather — or grandmother — paradox.

Yang paling terkenal ialah paradoks kakek — atau nenek.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

Setiap musim panas Bobby pergi melawat kakek dan neneknya.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

" It's in honor of my late grandfather, " she said.

" Ia adalah dalam memperingati kakek saya yang telah meninggal, " katanya.

Source: VOA Special English: World

According to Zhu, teaching his grandfather English was initially difficult.

Menurut Zhu, mengajar kakeknya bahasa Inggeris pada mulanya sukar.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

Robin wants to be a scientist like Wu Yifan's grandfather.

Robin ingin menjadi seorang ahli sains seperti kakek Wu Yifan.

Source: People's Education Press PEP Elementary School English Grade 6 Upper Volume

What if you killed your grandfather when he was a child?

Apakah jika kamu membunuh kakekmu ketika dia masih kanak-kanak?

Source: Minute Physics

I believed my grandmother when she called my grandfather a rapist.

Saya percaya nenek saya apabila dia menyebut kakek saya sebagai pencabul.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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