No. 383 in Malay
tiba
"Arrive" or "reach."
In a sentence
Kereta api akhirnya tiba di stesen pada waktu petang.
The train finally arrived at the station in the evening.
In this sentence, 'tiba' is used as a verb meaning 'to arrive', indicating the physical arrival at a place.
Setelah berbincang panjang, mereka tiba pada satu kata putus.
After a long discussion, they reached a conclusion.
Here, 'tiba' is used metaphorically to mean 'to reach' or 'to come to', as in reaching a decision or conclusion.
Kami merasa sangat teruja apabila tiba di destinasi percutian kami.
We felt very excited upon arriving at our vacation destination.
Again, 'tiba' functions as a verb for arrival, but it is used in a context expressing personal experience or emotion regarding the arrival.
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