No. 441 in Malay
ada
"Exists," "is," or "have."
In a sentence
Saya ada masalah yang perlu diselesaikan.
I have a problem that needs to be solved.
In this sentence, "ada" is used to indicate possession, meaning "have".
Ada buku di atas meja.
There is a book on the table.
Here, "ada" is employed to express existence or presence.
Adakah kamu faham apa yang dikatakan?
Do you understand what was said?
In this case, "ada" forms a question when prefixed with "kah" to inquire about understanding or presence of something.
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