No. 107 in Indonesian
tersangka
Suspect.
In a sentence
Tersangka dalam kasus tersebut telah ditahan oleh polisi.
The suspect in the case has been detained by the police.
In this sentence, "tersangka" is used as a noun meaning "the suspect" in a criminal investigation or accusation.
Dia tersangka karena berada di lokasi pada waktu kejadian.
He is suspected because he was at the scene at the time of the incident.
Here, "tersangka" is used as an adjective describing someone who is being suspected.
Kami tidak bisa sembarangan menuduh seseorang sebagai tersangka tanpa bukti.
We cannot recklessly accuse someone as a suspect without evidence.
In this sentence, "tersangka" is utilized as a noun indicating a person under suspicion or accusation.
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