No. 813 in Malay
isterinya
"His/her wife."
In a sentence
Dia mengambil bunga untuk isterinya.
He takes flowers for his wife.
The word 'isterinya' is used as a possessive noun here, with 'nya' indicating possession ('his wife').
Saya melihat isterinya di pasar semalam.
I saw his wife at the market yesterday.
In this sentence, 'isterinya' refers to someone else's wife, with 'nya' signifying relationship ('his wife').
Mereka sangat menyayangi isterinya seperti keluarga sendiri.
They love his wife as if she were their own family.
Here, 'isterinya' is used to describe someone's wife and emphasize affection via relational context, with 'nya' denoting possession ('his wife').
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