"She and I are not close."

Translation: Dia dan aku tidak dekat.

[HenryTan13]

Akrab?

[alex.sunch]

Yeah, I've got the same question. Where did 'akrab' come from?

[AbdullahAAK]

Yup

[AbdullahAAK]

Akrab sounds very close( in that it seems to have same root) to the Arabic/Persian Qurb (nearness/proximity) and Urdu Qareeb (near). Maybe that would explain where it came from
^Just a hunch

[Away54]

Akrab is from the word "aqrab"
أقرب

Both have the similar pronunciation (I mean: not exactly the same) but different meanings.

For "qareeb", Indonesian has "karib".

[octavzlatior]

Does this mean close in terms of physical distance or could it also mean close as close friends?

[FadhilaMukarrama]

I caught it as your second choice.

[Adnan2805]

❤❤❤ ? never seen this Akrab word before.

[RaphaelLC22]

Physically close? Or in the sense of familiar?

[FadhilaMukarrama]

Unfamiliar

[ComeRaczy]

In the "Mark the correct meaning" the multi-choice sentence is "Aku dan dia tidak dekat." - is that an error or is there a reason for it?

[FadhilaMukarrama]

No, that's true. We usually put the person 1 before the person 3. And yes, we have different way of thinking with English does.

[Away54]

In my multi-choice sentences, it says:

1. Dia dan ia tidak dekat (wrong)

2. Ia dan saya tidak dekat (correct)

3. Aku dan dia selamat sore dekat (wrong)

I couldn't see: "Aku dan dia tidak dekat".

[blobertcoltrane]

Is this figurative or literal? Can it be used both ways?

[Ulas86433]

I learned "dakat" as close, both in the sense of physical ana emotional distance. Akrab is said to be a synonym, though it says "familiar" too. And in Turkish "akraba" means relatives, akin to the Indonesian "saudara"

[aine736172]

Ive seen dekat used here on this course for the same translation ie dia dan saya tidak dekat.

[Sandra43585]

Have not been taught this word