No. 517 in Indonesian
pegawai
"Pegawai" means "employee" in English.
In a sentence
Pegawai di perusahaan itu sangat disiplin.
The employees in that company are very disciplined.
Here, 'pegawai' refers to workers employed by a company.
Ayah saya adalah seorang pegawai bank.
My father is a bank employee.
In this sentence, 'pegawai' is used to specify the profession of being an employee of a bank.
Pegawai negeri biasanya memiliki jam kerja tetap.
Civil servants usually have fixed working hours.
The term 'pegawai' refers explicitly to a civil servant, specifying their occupation.
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