No. 252 in Malay
tapi
"But"
In a sentence
Saya ingin pergi ke taman, tapi hari hujan.
I want to go to the park, but it is raining.
Here, 'tapi' is used as a conjunction to introduce a contrast or difference between two ideas in the sentence.
Tapi, bagaimana kalau kita pergi esok?
But, how about we go tomorrow?
In this sentence, 'tapi' is used at the beginning to prompt a suggestion or idea that contrasts with the previous statement.
Kue ini enak sekali, tapi saya tidak boleh makan terlalu banyak.
This cake is very delicious, but I shouldn't eat too much.
'Tapi' acts as a contrasting conjunction to highlight a differing intention or situation affecting the speaker's action.
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