No. 185 in Malay
sekitar
Around; approximately; surrounding.
In a sentence
Rumah saya terletak di kawasan ini, sekitar 5 minit dari pasar.
My house is located in this area, around 5 minutes from the market.
Here, 'sekitar' means approximately or around when referring to a rough measurement of time.
Dia membina pagar sekitar taman itu.
He built a fence around that garden.
In this sentence, 'sekitar' denotes 'around' in terms of surrounding an area.
Sekitar tahun 1995, banyak perubahan terjadi di kampung itu.
Around the year 1995, many changes occurred in that village.
In this context, 'sekitar' indicates 'approximately' when referring to a time period.
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