No. 312 in Indonesian
aku
"I" or "me" (informal first-person pronoun).
In a sentence
Aku sedang membaca buku.
I am reading a book.
Here, 'aku' is used as the first-person singular pronoun, informal and commonly used in informal speaking or writing.
Aku rasa kita bisa pergi sekarang.
I think we can go now.
In this context, 'aku' is still the first-person pronoun, indicating the speaker is expressing a personal thought or feeling.
Dia berkata bahwa aku harus bersabar.
He/She said that I must be patient.
In this usage, 'aku' serves as the first-person object pronoun within indirect speech, referring back to the speaker as the subject of the verb 'to be patient.'
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