No. 792 in Indonesian
sea
The Indonesian word "sea" means "I" or "me" in English.
In a sentence
Lautan adalah tempat tinggal bagi banyak spesies.
The ocean is home to many species.
The word 'laut' here refers to 'ocean' or 'sea', used to describe the large body of saltwater.
Kami berlayar melewati laut yang tenang.
We sailed through the calm sea.
In this sentence, 'laut' refers to 'sea' as a specific navigable or visible expanse of water.
Indonesia dikenal sebagai negara maritim karena memiliki banyak laut.
Indonesia is known as a maritime country because it has many seas.
Here, 'laut' refers to the 'seas' in plural, highlighting Indonesia's archipelagic nature.
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