This is the 466th most frequent Indonesian word.
jawab
"Jawab" means "answer" or "reply."
The word 'jawab' is used as the root verb meaning 'to answer'.
Saya perlu jawab pertanyaan itu dengan hati-hati.
I need to answer that question carefully.
Here, 'jawaban' is the noun form derived from the root 'jawab', referring to 'the answer'.
Jawaban dari teka-teki itu sangat mengejutkan.
The answer to the riddle was very surprising.
In this sentence, 'menjawab' is the verb form in its active voice structure, meaning 'to answer' or 'to respond'.