No. 653 in Malay

ke

"Ke" in Malay means "to" or "towards."

In a sentence

Saya pergi ke pasar pagi ini.
I went to the market this morning.
The word 'ke' is a preposition indicating motion towards a location, in this case, 'pasar' (market).
Kami bangun awal untuk ke sekolah.
We woke up early to go to school.
Here, 'ke' is again a preposition showing direction towards a place, i.e., 'sekolah' (school).
Dia bercadang ke negeri lain untuk bekerja.
She plans to go to another state to work.
In this sentence, 'ke' specifies movement towards a destination, which is a different state ('negeri lain').

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