No. 215 in Malay
sebab
Cause or reason.
In a sentence
Saya pulang awal sebab hujan lebat.
I returned home early because it was raining heavily.
In this sentence, 'sebab' functions as a conjunction meaning 'because', introducing the reason or cause for the action of returning home early.
Apakah sebab dia tidak hadir hari ini?
What is the reason he is not present today?
Here, 'sebab' is used as a noun meaning 'reason', referring to the cause or explanation for someone's absence.
Saya tidak tahu sebab sebenar kejadian itu.
I do not know the true reason for that incident.
In this context, 'sebab' also means 'reason' and is used to denote the explanation or cause for the mentioned event.
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