No. 419 in Indonesian
dahulu
"Previously" or "before."
In a sentence
Saya pernah tinggal di Jakarta dahulu.
I used to live in Jakarta in the past.
In this sentence, 'dahulu' refers to past time, indicating an action that occurred previously.
Silakan Anda makan dahulu, nanti saya menyusul.
Please eat first, and I will follow later.
Here, 'dahulu' is used to denote the sequence of actions, suggesting that one action should happen before another.
Dahulu, tempat ini adalah hutan lebat.
In the past, this place was a dense forest.
In this context, 'dahulu' describes a previous state or condition of something.
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