No. 41 in Malay

telah

"Telah" means "has," "have," or "had" (indicating completed action).

In a sentence

Dia telah menyelesaikan tugasnya.
He has completed his task.
In this sentence, 'telah' is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate the past perfect tense.
Mereka telah tiba di rumah sebelum hujan turun.
They had arrived home before it rained.
Here, 'telah' conveys that an event happened before another past event.
Saya telah membaca buku itu sebelum memberikan ulasan.
I had read the book before giving a review.
In this example, 'telah' signifies an action completed in the past, emphasizing its sequence.

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