No. 860 in Indonesian
kehilangan
"Loss" or "to lose something."
In a sentence
Saya kehilangan kunci mobil.
I lost my car keys.
The word 'kehilangan' is used to indicate the loss of an object (car keys) by the subject.
Dia merasa kehilangan setelah sahabatnya pergi.
She feels a sense of loss after her friend left.
Here, 'kehilangan' expresses the emotional feeling of losing someone important.
Saya kehilangan kesempatan untuk berbicara dengannya tadi malam.
I missed the opportunity to talk to her last night.
In this sentence, 'kehilangan' reflects missing out on an abstract opportunity rather than a physical object.
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