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Usages of ia
Ia berdiri di tengah kerumunan sambil memegang sandal.
He/She stands in the middle of the crowd while holding sandals.
Ia belajar di perpustakaan sekarang.
He/She is studying at the library now.
Dia menjawab singkat, seolah-olah maksud pertanyaan itu sudah ia mengerti.
He/She answers briefly, as if he/she already understood the meaning of that question.
Si kecil belum tahu apa yang ingin ia kerjakan di masa depan, dan itu wajar.
The little one doesn’t know yet what he/she wants to do in the future, and that is normal.
Psikolog kampus mengajar si kecil bagaimana mengatakan apa yang ia rasakan.
The campus psychologist teaches the little one how to say what he/she feels.
Jangankan menulis esai panjang, mengirim PR tiga kalimat pun belum tentu ia selesaikan tepat waktu.
Let alone writing a long essay, she/he might not even finish turning in three sentences of homework on time.
Test yourself: What does ia mean?
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