No. 622 in Indonesian
persija
"Persija" refers to a Jakarta-based professional football (soccer) club in Indonesia.
In a sentence
Saya menonton pertandingan Persija tadi malam.
I watched the Persija match last night.
The word 'Persija' here refers to a specific football team, Persija Jakarta.
Persija adalah klub sepak bola dari Jakarta.
Persija is a football club from Jakarta.
In this sentence, 'Persija' is used as a proper noun referring to the professional football club based in Jakarta.
Fans Persija selalu mendukung tim kesayangan mereka.
Persija fans always support their beloved team.
Here, 'Persija' is used as a noun modifier indicating the fans who support the team named Persija Jakarta.
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