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Akan meaning in English
akan means will (future) in Indonesian. Pronounced AH-kahn.
Hear akan
Example sentence
Saya akan datang besok.
I will come tomorrow.
How akan is used
Marks future. 'Saya akan datang' = I will come. In casual speech, often dropped in favor of future time words like 'besok'.
More sentences using akan
- Rapat akan dimulai jam sembilan.
The meeting will start at nine. - Mungkin akan hujan nanti.
It might rain later.
akan in real dialogue
These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:
- Saya akan kembali lagi besok pagi.
I will come back again tomorrow morning.
From Kopi di Ubud - Kami akan hubungi Anda minggu depan.
We will contact you next week.
From Wawancara Kerja - Raksasa berjanji akan kembali mengambil Timun Mas saat dia dewasa.
The giant promised to return and take Timun Mas when she was grown.
From Timun Mas