No. 489 in Indonesian

lawan

Opponent; rival; adversary.

In a sentence

Lawan dari kata 'merdeka' adalah 'terjajah'.
The opposite of the word 'independent' is 'colonized'.
Here, 'lawan' is used to mean 'opposite' or 'antonym' in the context of language.
Dia selalu menjadi lawan yang tangguh dalam pertandingan catur.
He is always a tough opponent in chess matches.
In this sentence, 'lawan' refers to an opponent in a competition.
Mari kita lawan ketidakadilan dengan keberanian.
Let's fight injustice with courage.
Here, 'lawan' is used as a verb meaning 'to fight against' or 'to oppose'.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “lawan” in actual Indonesian podcasts.

Learn 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.

Get the appDownload on the App Store Get the app Get it on Google Play

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.

Get the appDownload on the App Store Get the app Get it on Google Play

Indonesian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).