No. 826 in Indonesian
tajam
Sharp.
In a sentence
Pisau itu sangat tajam sehingga memotong kertas dengan mudah.
The knife is so sharp that it easily cuts paper.
Here 'tajam' is used as an adjective to describe the literal physical sharpness of the knife.
Dia memiliki pemahaman tajam terhadap matematika.
He has a sharp understanding of mathematics.
In this sentence, 'tajam' is used metaphorically to indicate someone has an acute or quick understanding of a subject.
Gambarannya tentang kejadian itu sangat tajam dan jelas.
His depiction of the event was very vivid and clear.
Here 'tajam' metaphorically describes the vividness and detail in the depiction of an event.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “tajam” in actual Indonesian podcasts.
Find “tajam” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Indonesian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Indonesia, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Indonesian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).