No. 56 in Malay

berlaku

"To happen" or "to occur."

In a sentence

Kejadian itu berlaku semalam.
That incident occurred yesterday.
In this sentence, 'berlaku' is used to denote the occurrence of an event.
Polisi tersebut berlaku untuk semua pelajar.
The policy applies to all students.
Here, 'berlaku' indicates the application or validity of a rule or condition.
Dia berusaha berlaku adil kepada semua pihak.
He strives to be fair to all parties.
In this context, 'berlaku' denotes the act of behaving in a certain manner.

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