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Usages of baru
Teman saya baru berkenalan dengan pacar barunya belakangan ini.
My friend has recently gotten acquainted with her/his new partner.
Saya baru tiba di kantor.
I just arrived at the office.
Kakak perempuan saya menyusul bergabung ke rapat daring karena sinyal baru kembali.
My older sister joined later in the online meeting because the signal had just returned.
Saya baru duduk, sudah dipanggil manajer ke ruang rapat.
I had just sat down when the manager already called me to the meeting room.
Dia baru sampai rumah, sudah menggigil karena hujan.
She/He had just reached home, and was already shivering because of the rain.
Kereta baru berangkat, sudah ada pengumuman perubahan jadwal.
The train had just departed when there was already an announcement of a schedule change.
Kami baru duduk di kantin, sudah dipanggil lagi untuk rapat singkat.
We had just sat down in the canteen when we were already called again for a short meeting.
Adik saya baru membuka buku, sudah mengeluh capek belajar.
My younger sibling had just opened a book and was already complaining of being tired of studying.
Di beberapa daerah miskin, krisis air bersih baru mulai dibahas, sudah muncul masalah iklim lain.
In some poor areas, the clean-water crisis has only just begun to be discussed, and other climate problems have already appeared.
Di sudut lain, kami melihat fosil besar yang baru ditemukan oleh arkeolog lokal.
In another corner, we see a large fossil that was just discovered by a local archaeologist.
Klinik itu baru dibuka tahun lalu, tapi sudah cukup terkenal di lingkungan kami.
That clinic was only opened last year, but it is already quite well-known in our neighborhood.
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