Transform

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is transform.

2. So, what does it mean by transform ?

To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. 

3. Nutritious is 'bertukar'  in Malay.

4.  Sample sentence :

The sofa can transform for use as a bed.

transform
vt
1. change the form or appearance of, (act.)
mengubah, merobah;
(pass.)
berubah:

rain has ~ed the desert into a garden,
hujan telah mengubah gurun itu menjadi taman;

the fairy ~ed a pumpkin into a coach for Cinderella,
pari-pari itu mengubah sebiji labu menjadi kereta kuda utk Cinderella;

a caterpillar is ~ed into a butterfly,
ulat bulu berubah menjadi kupu-kupu;

2.
convert (one form into another)
mengubah:

heat ~s water into steam,
haba mengubah air menjadi wap;

3. (electr)
mengubah:
the device ~s alternating current into direct current,
alat itu mengubah arus ulang alik menjadi arus terus.

transformation
n
1. ( act of changing the form or appearance of)
pengubahan, perubahan;

(change produced)
perubahan, perubahan:

the ~ of a barren land into a garden,
pengubahan tanah tandus menjadi taman;

what a ~ a can of white paint can produce!,
bukan main hebatnya perubahan yang boleh dibuat oleh satu tin cat putih!;

2. conversion (of one form into another)
pengubahan, mengubah:

alchemists who worked on the ~ of base metal into gold,
ahli-ahli alkimia yang berusaha utk mengubah logam murah menjadi emas;

3. (electr) pengubahan;

4. (phys) transformasi.

transformational grammar
n
/tatabahasa, nahu/ transformasi.

transformational rule
n
rumus transformasi.

transformer
n
transformer.