No. 123 in Indonesian
bakal
"Bakal" means "will" or "going to" (indicating future intention or potential).
In a sentence
Saya bakal pergi ke toko besok.
I will go to the store tomorrow.
The word 'bakal' is used to indicate a future intention or plan, similar to 'will' in English.
Dia bilang dia bakal bantu kita nanti.
He said he will help us later.
Here, 'bakal' conveys a reported or stated intention for the future, as relayed by another person.
Kalau kamu terus bekerja keras, kamu bakal sukses.
If you keep working hard, you will succeed.
In this sentence, 'bakal' predicts a future outcome based on a conditional situation, portraying a cause-and-effect relationship.
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