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Malay frequency list

No. 261 in Malay

baru

"Baru" means "new" or "just" in English.

In a sentence

  • Saya baru sampai di rumah.

    I just arrived home.

    Here, 'baru' is used to indicate a recent action, meaning 'just'. It specifies that the action of arriving happened a short time ago.

  • Dia membeli kereta baru.

    He bought a new car.

    In this sentence, 'baru' means 'new' and describes the car as being recently acquired or not used before.

  • Untuk memahami konsep ini, kita perlu belajar asas-asas dahulu, baru aplikasi yang lebih kompleks.

    To understand this concept, we need to learn the basics first and only then apply the more complex aspects.

    Here, 'baru' is used to denote sequential action, carrying the sense of 'only then' as a result of the preceding context.

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