No. 219 in Indonesian
jika
"Jika" means "if" in English.
In a sentence
Jika kamu belajar setiap hari, kamu akan sukses.
If you study every day, you will be successful.
The word "jika" is used as a conjunction to present a conditional statement.
Saya akan datang ke rumahmu jika cuaca tidak hujan.
I will come to your house if the weather is not rainy.
Here, "jika" introduces a clause indicating a condition for the main action.
Jika dia tahu tentang masalahnya, dia pasti akan membantumu.
If he knows about the problem, he will definitely help you.
In this case, "jika" is employed to set up a hypothetical scenario and its consequence.
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