No. 336 in Malay

hadapan

"Hadapan" means "front" or "future" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

Saya akan bertemu dengan kamu minggu hadapan.
I will meet with you next week.
The word 'hadapan' in this sentence refers to the temporal meaning of 'next' or 'coming.'
Rumah itu terletak di hadapan sekolah.
That house is located in front of the school.
The word 'hadapan' here refers to the spatial meaning of 'in front of' or 'opposite.'
Kita harus melihat cabaran yang berada di hadapan kita.
We must face the challenges that are ahead of us.
In this sentence, 'hadapan' signifies the figurative sense of 'ahead' or 'facing.'

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