No. 69 in Malay
sejak
Since.
In a sentence
Saya telah mengenali dia sejak zaman sekolah.
I have known him since school.
In this sentence, 'sejak' specifies the starting point of when the action (knowing him) began.
Sejak hujan berhenti, langit menjadi cerah.
Since the rain stopped, the sky has become clear.
Here, 'sejak' indicates the time following an event (the rain stopping).
Keadaannya semakin baik sejak pengambilan ubat baru.
His condition has improved since taking the new medication.
In this context, 'sejak' is used to show the start of a change (improvement) due to an action (taking new medication).
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