No. 222 in Indonesian
mengenai
"Regarding" or "about."
In a sentence
Guru tersebut menjelaskan mengenai sejarah Indonesia kepada murid-murid.
The teacher explained about the history of Indonesia to the students.
Here, 'mengenai' functions as a preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding', introducing a topic of discussion.
Ia berbicara mengenai lingkungan yang bersih.
He/She talked about a clean environment.
In this sentence, 'mengenai' is used to indicate the topic or focus of the conversation.
Bola itu lepas dan mengenai wajahnya.
The ball slipped and hit his/her face.
Here, 'mengenai' is used to mean 'hit' or 'struck', describing physical contact of the ball with the face.
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