No. 222 in Malay
sekiranya
"If" or "in the event that."
In a sentence
Sekiranya hujan turun, kita akan tinggal di rumah.
If it rains, we will stay at home.
Here, 'sekiranya' is used as a conditional clause equivalent to 'if' in English, introducing the condition of raining.
Sekiranya kamu memerlukan bantuan, beritahu saya.
Should you need help, let me know.
'Sekiranya' functions as a formal or polite conditional statement, akin to 'should' indicating a possible circumstance.
Saya akan datang sekiranya saya mempunyai masa.
I will come if I have the time.
The term 'sekiranya' here introduces a dependency, where the action depends on having time.
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