No. 273 in Indonesian
akibat
Consequence.
In a sentence
Kebakaran itu terjadi akibat pemanasan global.
The fire occurred as a result of global warming.
"Akibat" is used here to indicate the cause of the fire, attributing it to global warming.
Dia mengalami luka serius akibat kecelakaan tadi malam.
He suffered serious injuries due to last night's accident.
"Akibat" is used in this sentence to specify the reason for the injury, linking it to the mentioned accident.
Akibatnya, kota tersebut mengalami pemadaman listrik.
As a result, the city experienced a blackout.
In this usage, "akibat" is transformed into "akibatnya" to describe the consequence experienced, here being the blackout faced by the city.
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