No. 167 in Malay

kedua

"Second" or "both."

In a sentence

Saya mempunyai dua saudara lelaki, dan kedua-duanya bekerja sebagai jurutera.
I have two brothers, and both of them work as engineers.
In this sentence, 'kedua-duanya' is used to refer collectively to both individuals mentioned earlier.
Dia telah selesai membaca buku pertama, tetapi belum memulakan buku kedua.
She has finished reading the first book, but has not started the second book.
Here, 'kedua' refers specifically to the second item in a sequence.
Cikgu menghargai usaha kedua-dua kumpulan itu dalam projek ini.
The teacher appreciates the efforts of both groups in this project.
In this context, 'kedua-dua' refers collectively to two groups that are mentioned.

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