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Sebenarnya meaning in English
sebenarnya means actually, in fact in Indonesian. Pronounced seh-beh-NAHR-nyah.
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Example sentence
Sebenarnya, saya belum makan.
Actually, I haven't eaten yet.
How sebenarnya is used
Used for clarifications or mild disagreements. Very common in conversation.
sebenarnya in real dialogue
These lines show how the word is used naturally inside complete Indonesian conversations:
- Tidak apa-apa. Sebenarnya motornya oranye, lho.
That is okay. The motorbike is actually orange.
From Ojek Tanpa Sinyal
Related conversation words
- setuju, to agree
- sependapat, of the same opinion
- menurut saya, in my opinion
- menurut, according to
- saya rasa, I feel/think
- saya pikir, I think