Understanding the Meaning of Masif along with Examples and Usage in Sentences

Kapanlagi.com - Many Indonesian vocabulary words are not too familiar because they are not often used in everyday conversation. One of them is the word masif. So it's understandable if you feel not too familiar with the meaning of masif.

However, this word is often used in media discourse, such as news, articles, or scientific works. The meaning of masif itself is actually already listed in the Indonesian Dictionary. That means, this word is already standardized.

The meaning of masif is solid and compact or without cavities. It can also be interpreted as a strong or firm adjective. So, for those of you who are still curious about the meaning of masif, let's directly read the complete information below.

You will find an explanation of the meaning along with examples of usage in sentences that will facilitate the understanding process.

1. The Meaning of Masif in Discourse

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Although the general meaning of the word 'masif' is not yet known, it can be an example of an adjective that is often used in discourse, articles, or scientific works. Once again, its use in daily conversation is rarely heard.

KBBI defines 'masif' as a word that means whole, solid, not hollow, and pure. 'Masif' also means strong or big. The spelling of the word 'masif' is pronounced with the same vowel, but it can have different meanings. There are four meanings of 'masif' listed in KBBI. This difference can be seen in the use of the sentence. Therefore, the use of the word 'masif' must pay attention to the context so that the intention or meaning can be conveyed properly.

2. The Meaning of 'Masif' in KBBI

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Previously, it was explained that the meaning of 'masif' in KBBI is sturdy, whole, strong, and pure. This time, we will discuss the meaning of the word.

The explanation of the meaning of the word 'masif' is as follows:

1. Whole and solid or compact, not hollow inside. Whole and solid can mean as a full object or item. For example, the chocolate filling inside the bread looks 'masif'.

2. Strong or sturdy. For example, a building that looks 'masif'. Indicates that a building cannot last long because of its strength.

3. Pure, usually refers to precious metals, 'masif' means the degree of pure precious metal.

The word 'masif' is often considered a loanword from English, 'massive'. However, in fact, these two words have different meanings even though they are almost similar. The word 'masif' clearly means strong, sturdy, whole, or pure.

While the word 'massive' means big or giant. In its use, the word 'massive' is commonly used to indicate size. Through this explanation, it can be concluded that 'masif' and 'massive' have different meanings.
To be clearer, you can see examples of the use of the word 'massive' below:

1. She looked around at the quiet foyer of a massive house.

2. The faded signs of massive scarring were on one side of her neck while there was blood on the other, as if someone had just hurt her.

3. He stood in front of the glass French doors of the balcony, taking up the whole space with his massive frame and heavy trench coat.

3. Examples of Using the Word 'Masif' in Sentences

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To better understand the meaning of 'masif', you need some examples of sentences. From these examples, you can distinguish the meaning and context of how 'masif' is used. Without further ado, check out the examples of using the word 'masif' below.

1. Today's traffic conditions are quite massive, especially since there was a traffic diversion towards Diponegoro street at 9:00 am.

2. The newly built sports building looks very massive.

3. A massive organizational relationship will have a good and extraordinary impact on the performance of the work program that will be carried out.

4. The donkey's tie to the tree looks less massive.

5. Massive attacks from Israel have not been able to crush the spirit of the Palestinian youth.

6. Massive corruption perpetrators in the state tax sector, until now, have not been known for their legal certainty.

7. The tsunami that occurred in Aceh in 2004 was so massive that it had a shaking impact in several neighboring countries.

8. The right marketing strategy effectively opens physical stores as a massive money-making machine.

9. Modern individualistic life brings negative aspects to family relationships, destroying family ties more massively than warfare.

10. Corruption is a deadly cancer that kills massively and slowly. First, hunger, then stress, then depression, and death.

Well, KLovers, those are the meanings of 'masif' that you can learn.

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