No. 650 in Malay

dipilih

"Selected" or "chosen."

In a sentence

Ali dipilih sebagai ketua kelas tahun ini.
Ali was chosen as the class president this year.
In this sentence, 'dipilih' is used in the context of a passive construction, indicating that the action of selecting was received by Ali.
Buku itu dipilih oleh guru untuk bahan bacaan murid.
The book was selected by the teacher as reading material for the students.
Here, 'dipilih' describes the act of selection done by the teacher concerning the book in a formal and contextualized manner.
Hanya karya terbaik dipilih untuk diterbitkan.
Only the best works are chosen to be published.
In this example, 'dipilih' refers to the selective process, highlighting the meticulous nature of the action.

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