No. 761 in Malay

justeru

"Justeru" means "therefore" or "as a result".

In a sentence

Kami terlepas bas pagi ini, justeru kami berjalan kaki ke sekolah.
We missed the bus this morning; consequently, we walked to school.
In this sentence, 'justeru' indicates a consequence resulting from the earlier part of the sentence.
Dia tidak bersetuju dengan pendapat itu, justeru dia memberikan pandangan yang berbeza.
He disagreed with the opinion; thus, he provided a different perspective.
In this case, 'justeru' introduces a result stemming from the disagreement mentioned earlier.
Peperiksaan hampir tiba, justeru penting untuk kita mula belajar.
Exams are approaching; therefore, it's important for us to start studying.
Here, 'justeru' emphasizes the necessity arising from the situation of the exams being near.

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