No. 523 in Malay
teruk
Severe; terrible; awful.
In a sentence
Keadaan cuaca hari ini sangat teruk.
Today's weather condition is very bad.
In this sentence, 'teruk' is used to describe the severity of the weather, indicating it is bad or harsh.
Dia mendapatkan keputusan yang teruk dalam ujian itu.
He received poor results in that test.
Here, 'teruk' characterizes the disappointing or low quality of the test results.
Kereta itu mengalami kemalangan yang teruk semalam.
The car suffered a severe accident yesterday.
In this context, 'teruk' describes the gravity or seriousness of the car accident.
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