No. 656 in Indonesian
bertugas
To have a duty or assignment.
In a sentence
Saya bertugas menyusun laporan keuangan untuk perusahaan.
I am responsible for preparing the financial report for the company.
In this sentence, 'bertugas' is used to indicate one's job responsibility or assignment.
Mereka bertugas menjaga keamanan lokasi selama acara berlangsung.
They are tasked with maintaining the security of the location during the event.
Here, 'bertugas' signifies an assigned duty or role in a particular situation.
Dia tidak dapat datang karena sedang bertugas di luar kota.
They cannot come because they are presently assigned to a task out of town.
In this example, 'bertugas' denotes the activity of carrying out one's professional obligations away.
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