No. 50 in Indonesian
sekitar
"Sekitar" means "around" or "approximately" in English.
In a sentence
Saya tinggal di sekitar pusat kota.
I live around the city center.
In this sentence, 'sekitar' is used as a preposition to indicate an approximate location or area, specifically 'around' the city center.
Pertanyaan ini hanya memiliki jawaban sekitar sepuluh kata.
This question has an answer of around ten words.
Here, 'sekitar' signifies an approximation, functioning as an adverb to quantify 'ten words'.
Sekitar taman tersebut banyak anak-anak bermain.
Around that park, many children are playing.
In this case, 'sekitar' again is a preposition indicating a spatial context of 'around' the park.
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