No. 59 in Malay
lepas
The Malay word "lepas" means "release," "free," or "past" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Saya sudah makan tengah hari lepas.
I have already had lunch earlier.
In this sentence, 'lepas' is used to indicate an action that has been completed earlier.
Dia berlari begitu laju sehingga terlepas bas.
He ran so fast but still missed the bus.
Here, 'lepas' is part of 'terlepas', meaning 'miss ed' or 'failed to catch something'.
Selepas makan malam, kita boleh menonton filem.
After dinner, we can watch a movie.
In this context, 'lepas' is part of 'selepas', which means 'after' in relation to time.
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