No. 178 in Indonesian
tanggal
"Date" (as in calendar date).
In a sentence
Hari ini adalah tanggal 15 Mei.
Today is May 15th.
In this sentence, 'tanggal' functions as a date indicator, specifying the day of the month.
Dia menulis tanggal lahirnya di formulir.
She wrote her date of birth on the form.
'Tanggal' in this instance refers to the specific day within a date of importance or record, such as a birthday.
Kami perlu menentukan tanggal pertemuan berikutnya.
We need to decide the date of the next meeting.
Here, 'tanggal' is used to indicate a specific calendar day for planning a future event.
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