No. 179 in Malay
berusia
"Berusia" means "aged" or "of age" in English.
In a sentence
Dia berusia dua puluh tahun.
He is twenty years old.
The word 'berusia' is used to indicate age in a quantified manner.
Pokok itu berusia lebih seratus tahun.
That tree is more than a hundred years old.
Here, 'berusia' describes the age of an object, specifically the tree.
Kami mengadakan majlis untuk kanak-kanak berusia di bawah sepuluh tahun.
We held a party for children under ten years old.
In this context, 'berusia' is employed to set an age range for a specific group of individuals.
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