No. 153 in Indonesian
umum
"Umum" means "general" or "public" in English.
In a sentence
Restoran itu menyediakan fasilitas umum.
The restaurant provides public facilities.
In this sentence, 'umum' is used as an adjective meaning 'public', referring to facilities that are intended for general use.
Secara umum, masyarakat di sini ramah.
Generally, people here are friendly.
Here, 'umum' is part of the phrase 'secara umum', meaning 'generally', to indicate a generalization.
Perusahaan ini membuka lowongan untuk bidang ilmu umum.
This company opens positions in the field of general knowledge.
In this context, 'umum' functions as an adjective for 'knowledge' ('ilmu'), meaning 'general' to reflect something not specifically specialized.
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