pernah

In a sentence

• Saya pernah melawat Paris.

  I have visited Paris before.

  In this sentence, 'pernah' denotes an action that has occurred at least once in the speaker's past.

• Adakah kamu pernah pergi ke sana?

  Have you ever been there?

  Here, 'pernah' inquires about the occurrence of an action at any point in the listener's past.

• Dia tidak pernah berbohong kepada saya.

  He has never lied to me.

  In this example, 'pernah' is used in a negative construction to emphasize that the action has never occurred throughout the speaker's knowledge.