No. 519 in Indonesian
sebab
"Cause" or "reason."
In a sentence
Dia tidak datang ke sekolah sebab dia sakit.
He did not come to school because he was sick.
In this sentence, 'sebab' is used as a conjunction meaning 'because', explaining the reason for not coming to school.
Penyebab kemacetan di jalan ini adalah konstruksi jalan yang sedang berlangsung.
The cause of the traffic jam on this road is the ongoing road construction.
Here, 'sebab' is part of the noun 'penyebab', which means 'cause', indicating the reason for the traffic jam.
Tidak ada sebab untuk khawatir, semuanya akan baik-baik saja.
There is no reason to worry, everything will be fine.
In this example, 'sebab' functions as a noun meaning 'reason', suggesting there is no cause for concern.
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