Selepas kerja, kita makan malam bersama keluarga di rumah.

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Breakdown of Selepas kerja, kita makan malam bersama keluarga di rumah.

• di: at
• bersama: with
• kerja: the work

Questions & Answers about Selepas kerja, kita makan malam bersama keluarga di rumah.

Why does the sentence start with Selepas kerja?

Selepas kerja means after work. Malay often puts a time expression at the beginning of the sentence to set the scene first.

So:

• selepas = after
• kerja = work

Literally, it is after work, and then the main action follows: kita makan malam bersama keluarga di rumah = we have dinner with family at home.

You could also put the time phrase later, but starting with it sounds very natural:

• Kita makan malam bersama keluarga di rumah selepas kerja.

Does kerja here mean work or job?

It can mean either depending on context, but in selepas kerja, it most naturally means work in the sense of after finishing work / after the workday.

So this phrase is a very common everyday expression:

• selepas kerja = after work

Malay often does not need extra words like the, my, or finishing if the meaning is already clear from context.

Why is kita used instead of kami?