No. 159 in Indonesian
sekarang
"Now"
In a sentence
Saya sedang membaca buku sekarang.
I am reading a book now.
Here, 'sekarang' is used to indicate the current time when an action is taking place.
Sekarang, mari kita mulai pelajaran hari ini.
Now, let us start today's lesson.
'Sekarang' is employed to signify the immediate commencement time of an activity.
Harga barang-barang ini sedang naik sekarang.
The prices of these items are increasing now.
In this instance, 'sekarang' indicates a current ongoing event or trend in progress.
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