Usages of bukan karena ... melainkan karena
Ayah mengganti bohlam bukan karena lampunya terlalu terang, melainkan karena sakelar itu sering tidak berfungsi.
Father replaces the light bulb not because the lamp is too bright, but because that switch often does not work.
Kakak perempuan saya membersihkan rak itu bukan karena takut tikus, melainkan karena dia tidak mau rayap datang lagi.
My older sister cleans that shelf not because she is afraid of rats, but because she does not want termites to come again.
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