No. 28 in Malay
ketika
"When" or "at the time."
In a sentence
Saya sedang membaca ketika dia tiba.
I was reading when he arrived.
Here, 'ketika' functions as a conjunction to indicate a point in time when something occurred.
Ketika hujan turun, kami berlari ke tempat teduh.
When it rained, we ran to a sheltered place.
In this sentence, 'ketika' introduces a condition or event leading to an action.
Anda harus tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan ketika kecemasan berlaku.
You must know what to do when an emergency occurs.
'Ketika' is used here to signify circumstance or occasion requiring preparedness.
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