sudah

This is the 37th most frequent Malay word.


sudah

Already.


Here, 'sudah' is used to indicate that the action of having lunch has been completed.

Saya sudah makan tengah hari.

I have already had lunch.


In this sentence, 'sudah' denotes the completion of the action, emphasizing it occurred earlier.

Dia sudah pergi ke pasar pagi tadi.

He/She has already gone to the market earlier this morning.


In this context, 'sudah' conveys that the project was finished prior to a specific point in time.

Projek itu sudah selesai sebelum tarikh akhir.

The project was already completed before the deadline.