No. 242 in Indonesian
tapi
"but"
In a sentence
Saya ingin pergi ke taman, tapi hujan deras.
I want to go to the park, but it's raining heavily.
Here, 'tapi' is used as a conjunction to contrast the speaker's desire to go to the park with the current weather condition.
Dia sebenarnya suka membaca, tapi dia jarang punya waktu untuk itu.
He actually likes reading, but he rarely has time for it.
In this case, 'tapi' serves to introduce an exception or limitation to the first clause about his preference for reading.
Kami sudah selesai belajar, tapi masih ada ujian yang harus disiapkan.
We are done studying, but there are still exams to prepare for.
The word 'tapi' here contrasts the initial completion of studying with the ongoing need to prepare for exams.
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