No. 109 in Indonesian
tengah
"Middle" or "center."
In a sentence
Saya sedang berada di tengah kota.
I am currently in the middle of the city.
Here, 'tengah' means 'middle', referring to the center of the city.
Dia lahir pada tengah malam.
He was born at midnight.
In this sentence, 'tengah' is part of the compound word 'tengah malam', which means 'midnight' or the middle of the night.
Kami tengah memasak makan malam.
We are in the process of cooking dinner.
Here, 'tengah' serves as an adverb meaning 'currently' or 'in the process of', describing an ongoing action.
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