No. 195 in Indonesian
adapun
"Adapun" means "as for" or "whereas" in English, often used to introduce a topic or contrast.
In a sentence
Adapun desa ini adalah tempat aku dibesarkan.
As for this village, it is the place where I was raised.
In this sentence, 'adapun' is used to introduce and emphasize the subject, which is the village, giving a formal tone to the statement.
Adapun alasan saya datang terlambat adalah karena hujan deras.
The reason I arrived late is due to the heavy rain.
Here, 'adapun' is utilized to introduce the reason for a statement, creating a formal nuance to the explanation.
Mereka sudah mencapai kesepakatan; adapun detail-detailnya akan dibahas kemudian.
They have reached an agreement; as for the details, they will be discussed later.
'Adapun' in this context is employed to indicate a subsequent focus or an addition to the previous statement, while maintaining formality in the expression.
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