No. 673 in Malay
dan
The Malay word "dan" means "and" in English.
In a sentence
Ali dan Siti sedang belajar di perpustakaan.
Ali and Siti are studying at the library.
In this sentence, 'dan' is used as a coordinating conjunction to link two subjects, 'Ali' and 'Siti.'
Dia akan mengambil buku dan pulang ke rumah.
He will take the book and return home.
Here, 'dan' serves as a coordinating conjunction connecting two verbs, 'mengambil' (to take) and 'pulang' (to return).
Saya membeli buah-buahan seperti epal, oren, dan pisang.
I bought fruits such as apples, oranges, and bananas.
In this context, 'dan' is used as a conjunctive word to link items in a list, in this case, different kinds of fruits.
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