No. 15 in Indonesian
kata
Word.
In a sentence
Kata 'sekolah' berarti tempat untuk belajar.
The word 'school' means a place to learn.
Here, 'kata' refers to a word, used to define the meaning of 'school'.
Dia kata akan datang siang ini.
He said he would come this afternoon.
In this sentence, 'kata' is used to express that someone said something, representing reported speech.
Dia selalu bermain dengan kata dalam puisinya.
He always plays with words in his poems.
Here, 'kata' is utilized to refer generally to words, emphasizing how the subject creatively uses them in poetry.
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