No. 20 in Malay
oleh
"By" or "through."
In a sentence
Buku ini dibaca oleh Ali.
This book is read by Ali.
Here, 'oleh' is used to indicate the doer of the action in a passive voice sentence, attributing the action of reading to Ali.
Kek ini dibuat oleh ibu.
This cake is made by mother.
In this sentence, 'oleh' specifies the person who performed the action of making the cake in a passive construction.
Kajian ini disokong oleh banyak pihak.
This research is supported by many parties.
Here, 'oleh' identifies the entities supporting the research in a passive verb construction.
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