This is the 56th most frequent Malay word.
berlaku
"To happen" or "to occur."
Here, 'berlaku' indicates the application or validity of a rule or condition.
Polisi tersebut berlaku untuk semua pelajar.
The policy applies to all students.
In this sentence, 'berlaku' is used to denote the occurrence of an event.
Kejadian itu berlaku semalam.
That incident occurred yesterday.
In this context, 'berlaku' denotes the act of behaving in a certain manner.