Berbanding

Berbanding is a Malay-language verb meaning to compare or contrast, typically used to indicate how two or more items relate to one another. It is commonly employed with the preposition dengan to specify what is being compared. The noun form perbandingan corresponds to “comparison,” and the passive form dibandingkan can also be used to describe something that has been compared. In everyday Malay and Indonesian writing, berbanding with is widely understood, though dibandingkan dengan is also common.

Uses and nuances

- Berbanding with emphasizes the act of contrasting or evaluating relative differences between items. It is frequent in informal speech, journalism, and education.

- The related verb membandingkan is a more general term for comparing, while berbanding often conveys a sense of contrast in a particular context.

Mathematical and formal usage

- In mathematics and science, berbanding forms appear in phrases such as berbanding lurus (direct proportionality) and berbanding songsang (inverse proportionality). These phrases describe how one quantity changes in relation to another.

- In non-mathematical contexts, berbanding is used to express advantages, disadvantages, or relative positions, for example: “Kelebihan produk A berbanding produk B ialah kapasitas baterai yang lebih besar.”

See also

- Banding, comparing in noun or verb form

- Dibandingkan, passive form meaning “compared with”

- Perbandingan, the concept of comparison

Berbanding thus serves as a versatile term in Malay-language discourse for articulating comparisons, contrasts, and proportional relationships.