No. 17 in Malay

ia

"It" or "he/she" (third-person pronoun).

In a sentence

Ia adalah sebuah buku yang menarik.
It is an interesting book.
In this sentence, 'ia' is used as a pronoun to refer to the subject, which is 'an interesting book'.
Saya memberitahu ia kepada guru.
I told it to the teacher.
Here, 'ia' serves as an object pronoun, referring to 'it' which was told to the teacher.
Ia berjalan ke sekolah setiap hari.
He/She walks to school every day.
In this usage, 'ia' functions as a subject pronoun referring to a person, either 'he' or 'she'.

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