No. 367 in Malay
pergi
"Pergi" means "to go."
In a sentence
Saya akan pergi ke pasar.
I will go to the market.
Here, 'pergi' means 'to go' and is used to describe a planned or immediate movement towards a location.
Dia suka pergi berjalan-jalan di taman.
She likes to go for a walk in the park.
In this context, 'pergi' denotatively adds the meaning of 'going' as part of the activity described ('going for a walk').
Kita harus pergi sekarang supaya tidak terlambat.
We must leave now so as not to be late.
Here, 'pergi' clearly implies the necessity of departing or leaving a current place to prevent being late.
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