No. 120 in Indonesian
tahun
"Year"
In a sentence
Saya berusia dua puluh lima tahun.
I am twenty-five years old.
Here, 'tahun' is used as a unit of age, representing the number of years someone has been alive.
Kami merayakan tahun baru dengan keluarga.
We celebrate the new year with family.
In this context, 'tahun' is part of the phrase 'tahun baru,' which means 'new year,' highlighting 'tahun' as a temporal marker for the yearly cycle.
Tanaman itu membutuhkan waktu satu tahun untuk tumbuh.
The plant takes one year to grow.
Here, 'tahun' is used to denote a period of time, specifically one year, required for the plant's growth cycle.
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