No. 52 in Indonesian
ketua
Chairperson.
In a sentence
Ketua organisasi itu sangat dihormati oleh anggotanya.
The leader of the organization is highly respected by its members.
Here, 'ketua' is used to denote the leader or head of a group or organization.
Dia dipilih sebagai ketua kelas oleh teman-teman sekelasnya.
He was elected as the class representative by his classmates.
In this sentence, 'ketua' means the head or representative of a specific group, in this case, a class.
Ketua pengadilan memulai sidang dengan pembacaan kasus.
The head judge opened the court session by reading the case.
Here, 'ketua' is used to refer to the leading role in a specific professional setting, the judiciary.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ketua” in actual Indonesian podcasts.
Find “ketua” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Indonesian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Indonesia, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Indonesian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).