wajib
[wa·jib]adjectiveadverb
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- 1.
obligatory; mandatory; compulsory
From Arabic واجب (wājib). Very common in formal and everyday contexts. E.g. wajib pajak (taxpayer, lit. obligated to tax), wajib belajar (compulsory education).
- 2.
must; have to (informal emphasis)
Used colloquially as an emphatic "must": Kamu wajib coba! (You absolutely must try it!).
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