No. 37 in Malay
sudah
Already.
In a sentence
Saya sudah makan tengah hari.
I have already had lunch.
Here, 'sudah' is used to indicate that the action of having lunch has been completed.
Dia sudah pergi ke pasar pagi tadi.
He/She has already gone to the market earlier this morning.
In this sentence, 'sudah' denotes the completion of the action, emphasizing it occurred earlier.
Projek itu sudah selesai sebelum tarikh akhir.
The project was already completed before the deadline.
In this context, 'sudah' conveys that the project was finished prior to a specific point in time.
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