No. 46 in Indonesian
selama
"Selama" means "during" or "as long as" in English.
In a sentence
Selama perjalanan, kami beristirahat di beberapa tempat.
During the journey, we rested at several places.
In this sentence, 'selama' is used to indicate the duration of an event, 'the journey'.
Saya belajar bahasa Indonesia selama dua tahun.
I studied Indonesian for two years.
Here, 'selama' specifies the extent of time, 'two years', for which the action occurred.
Terima kasih atas bantuannya selama ini.
Thank you for your help all this time.
In this case, 'selama' conveys the extended period up until the current moment.
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