No. 136 in Malay
utama
Main; primary; important.
In a sentence
Tujuan utama saya adalah untuk belajar bahasa.
My primary goal is to learn the language.
Here, "utama" is used as an adjective qualifying "tujuan" (goal), indicating priority or main significance.
Ini ialah jalan utama ke bandar.
This is the main road to the city.
In this context, "utama" describes "jalan" (road), denoting its importance or prominence as the primary pathway.
Guru memberikan perhatian utama kepada pelajar yang memerlukan.
The teacher gives primary attention to students in need.
Here, "utama" acts as an adjective for "perhatian" (attention), emphasizing that the focus or most important attention is given to those students.
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