bagaimana

• gimana (informal)

From Malay bagaimana. Equivalent to bagai +‎ mana.

bagaimana

1. how, in what manner (often followed by cara (“way, manner”))

   Bagaimana cara kau menggambar manga?

   How do you draw a manga?

2. how, in what state

   Bagaimana hubunganmu dengan ayahmu?

   How is your relationship with your father?

3. what about

   Mereka semua mendapatkan apa yang mereka mau, tapi bagaimana denganku?

   They all get what they want, but what about me?

4. what if (followed by jika or kalau)

• sebagaimana

• seberapa (“how, to what degree”)

• “bagaimana” 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.

Equivalent to bagai (“as if, like”) +‎ mana (“which; where; how”).

• Rhymes: -a

bagaimana (Jawi spelling باݢايمان)

1. how (in what state)
2. how (in what manner)

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