No. 519 in Malay
nanti
"Later" or "wait."
In a sentence
Nanti saya akan pergi ke kedai.
Later, I will go to the store.
Here, 'nanti' is used to refer to the future, indicating an action that will occur later.
Jangan lupa, nanti kita perlu berbincang lagi.
Don't forget, later we need to discuss further.
In this sentence, 'nanti' highlights a specific future time when an additional action is expected.
Kalau hujan nanti, kita tunggu sebentar sebelum bergerak.
If it rains later, we will wait a little before starting to move.
Here, 'nanti' acts as a conditional reference to a potential future event.
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