No. 243 in Indonesian
dekat
"Close" or "near."
In a sentence
Saya tinggal di dekat taman.
I live near the park.
In this sentence, 'dekat' functions as a preposition indicating proximity to the object 'taman'.
Kota ini dekat dengan laut.
This city is close to the sea.
Here, 'dekat' is used in combination with 'dengan' to express closeness or nearness to 'laut'.
Adi merasa dekat dengan keluarganya.
Adi feels close to his family.
In this context, 'dekat' is used metaphorically to describe an emotional or relational closeness rather than a physical proximity.
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