No. 51 in Indonesian
kedua
"Both" or "second."
In a sentence
Dia adalah anak kedua dalam keluarganya.
He is the second child in his family.
Here, 'kedua' is used as a term indicating ordinal position, namely 'second', within a family setting.
Kedua teman saya datang ke pesta tadi malam.
Both of my friends came to the party last night.
In this case, 'kedua' refers collectively to 'both' persons or objects mentioned.
Saya memerlukan kedua tangan saya untuk mendaki tebing ini.
I need both of my hands to climb this cliff.
Here, 'kedua' is used to indicate that both items (hands) are involved.
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