sementara

See also: sementará

Asturian

Verb

sementara

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of sementar
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of sementar
3. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar
4. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar

Galician

Verb

sementara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of sementar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर (samāntara, “parallel, interval of a year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səmənˈtara/
• Hyphenation: sê‧mên‧ta‧ra

Conjunction

sêmêntara

1. while (during the same time that)

   Synonyms: selama, selagi

Adjective

sêmêntara

1. temporary (not permanent)

   Synonym: temporer

   Antonym: selamanya

   • 1950, Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Republik Indonesia 1950 [The Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950]:

     Selama pemilihan Ketua dan Wakil-Ketua belum disahkan oleh Presiden, rapat diketuai untuk sementara oleh Anggauta jang tertua umurnja.

     Prior to such confirmation by the President, the oldest member in age temporarily presides over the meeting.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kesementaraan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Determiner

sêmêntara

1. a few

   Synonym: beberapa

Further reading

• “sementara” 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.

Spanish

Verb

sementara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of sementar