No. 821 in Indonesian
rata
"Rata" in Indonesian means "flat" or "even" in English.
In a sentence
Permukaan meja itu sangat rata.
The surface of the table is very flat.
In this sentence, 'rata' describes the flatness or smoothness of a surface.
Nilai ujian kelas tersebut rata-rata tinggi.
The test scores of that class are on average high.
Here, 'rata-rata' is used to indicate an average or mean value.
Jalan setelah renovasi menjadi lebih rata.
The road after renovation became smoother.
In this case, 'rata' signifies the evenness or leveled condition of the road.
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