Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
English: even
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
bahkanBahasa Indonesia
even, as a matter of fact, contrarily, contrariwise, furthermore
Very common
#120 of the corpus · 967.6 per million words · 4,132,029 occurrences
Adverb
In addition, furthermore, their quality is improving", moreover, mice nested there"
English: furthermore, moreover, what is more
Bahasa: lagi, selanjutnya, syahdan, lagi pula, tambahan pula
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
In reality or actuality
English: in fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact
Bahasa: sebenarnya, sebetulnya, bilhak
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
2 more adverb senses
Contrary to expectations, on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
English: contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contrary
Bahasa: sebaliknya, malah
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
To the full extent
English: even
Bahasa: sampai-sampai
Less certain link between this word and this sense.