No. 520 in Indonesian
tegas
"Firm" or "assertive."
In a sentence
Guru itu berbicara dengan suara tegas.
The teacher spoke with a firm voice.
In this sentence, 'tegas' describes the firmness of the teacher's voice while speaking, emphasizing clarity and authority.
Dia memberikan jawaban yang tegas atas pertanyaan itu.
He/she gave a decisive answer to that question.
Here, 'tegas' is used to characterize the decisiveness and clear-cut nature of the person's answer.
Kebijakan baru ini menunjukkan sikap yang tegas terhadap isu lingkungan.
This new policy shows a firm stance on environmental issues.
'Tegas' in this context refers to the resolute and assertive attitude embodied in the new policy.
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