No. 27 in Indonesian
saya
"I" or "me" (first-person singular pronoun).
In a sentence
Saya suka membaca buku.
I like reading books.
Here, 'saya' is used as the subject pronoun representing 'I', the speaker or writer.
Ini buku saya.
This is my book.
In this sentence, 'saya' functions as a possessive pronoun, indicating ownership of the noun 'book'.
Kucing itu mengikuti saya.
That cat followed me.
Here, 'saya' operates as an object pronoun, denoting the receiver of the verb action 'followed'.
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