What is the meaning of 'Cahaya' in English?

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Meaning of 'Cahaya' in English | Indonesian to English

Last Updated: June 19, 2026

Level: B1 Intermediate

Meaning of 'Cahaya' in English | Indonesian to English

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Cahaya'.
Verified Footprint: 610 active tokens in this module.
Study Commitment: Approximately 3 minutes of required focus.
Difficulty Range: Adaptive (B1 Intermediate).
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I saw the red light.

Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.

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I saw the red light.	Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.
The big building was blazing with lights.	Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.
This plant doesn't need a lot of light.	Tumbuhan ini tidak memerlukan banyak cahaya.
There are wavelengths of light that the human eye cannot perceive.	Ada panjang gelombang cahaya yang tak terlihat oleh mata manusia.
We can't see ultraviolet light, but insects can.	Kita tidak bisa melihat cahaya ultraviolet, tetapi serangga bisa.
Infrared and ultraviolet light are invisible to the human eye.	Cahaya inframerah dan ultraviolet tidak terlihat oleh mata manusia.
Nothing can move through space faster than light.	Tidak ada yang bisa bergerak melalui ruang lebih cepat daripada cahaya.
The spiral galaxy NGC 3344 is located about 20 million light-years away.	Galaksi spiral NGC 3344 terletak sekitar 20 juta tahun cahaya dari sini.
Black holes are so dense that their gravitational pull can trap even light.	Lubang hitam sangatlah padat sampai-sampai tarikan gravitasinya dapat memerangkap cahaya.
Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.	Beruang-beruang juga cenderung untuk tidur pada siang hari dibanding malam hari, juga dimusim panas, dengan diberi cahaya selama dua puluh empat jam, hal ini tidak bisa berlaku.

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Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.

Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.

Tumbuhan ini tidak memerlukan banyak cahaya.

Ada panjang gelombang cahaya yang tak terlihat oleh mata manusia.

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Clue: "I saw the red light."
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Clue: "The big building was blazing with lights."
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⚖️ True or False?

Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.

means "I saw the red light."

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Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.

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Aku melihat cahaya merahnya. VS Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.

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            1x Aku melihat cah $4.50
        
            2x Bangunan besar  $9.00
        
            TOTAL: $13.50

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📚 Core Dictionary Examples

Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.

I saw the red light.

🗣️ Phonetic Resonance Match: Pay strict attention to the syllable stress in Ada panjang gelombang cahaya yang tak terlihat oleh mata manusia.. Practice out loud 3 times.

Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.

The big building was blazing with lights.

Tumbuhan ini tidak memerlukan banyak cahaya.

This plant doesn't need a lot of light.

> Corpus Extract [Node 786]: Cahaya inframerah dan ultraviolet tidak terlihat oleh mata manusia. detected in formal dataset.

Ada panjang gelombang cahaya yang tak terlihat oleh mata manusia.

There are wavelengths of light that the human eye cannot perceive.

Kita tidak bisa melihat cahaya ultraviolet, tetapi serangga bisa.

We can't see ultraviolet light, but insects can.

Cahaya inframerah dan ultraviolet tidak terlihat oleh mata manusia.

Infrared and ultraviolet light are invisible to the human eye.

Tidak ada yang bisa bergerak melalui ruang lebih cepat daripada cahaya.

Nothing can move through space faster than light.

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives: Depending on regional dialects, you might hear variations of Ada panjang gelombang cahaya yang tak terlihat oleh mata manusia..

Galaksi spiral NGC 3344 terletak sekitar 20 juta tahun cahaya dari sini.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3344 is located about 20 million light-years away.

Lubang hitam sangatlah padat sampai-sampai tarikan gravitasinya dapat memerangkap cahaya.

Black holes are so dense that their gravitational pull can trap even light.

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Beruang-beruang juga cenderung untuk tidur pada siang hari dibanding malam hari, juga dimusim panas, dengan diberi cahaya selama dua puluh empat jam, hal ini tidak bisa berlaku.

Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.

Beruang-beruang juga berkeinginan untuk tidur pada siang hari dibanding malam hari, juga diwaktu musim panas, dengan diberi cahaya selama dua puluh empat jam, hal ini tidak bisa berlaku.

Bears also tend to sleep more during the day than at night, although in the summer, with twenty-four hours of light, this does not apply.

Linguistic Structural Note: The morphology of this phrase is heavily influenced by verb conjugation rules.

☀️ Tone Match: The phrase Beruang-beruang juga berkeinginan untuk tidur pada siang hari dibanding malam hari, juga diwaktu musim panas, dengan diberi cahaya selama dua puluh empat jam, hal ini tidak bisa berlaku. generally carries a positive, uplifting connotation.

📚 Part of Speech Classification: Lexical chunk / Expressive Phrase.

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How do you say "I saw the red light." in English?

The most natural translation is "Aku melihat cahaya merahnya.".

How do you say "The big building was blazing with lights." in English?

The most natural translation is "Bangunan besar itu gemerlap dengan cahaya.".

How do you say "This plant doesn't need a lot of light." in English?

The most natural translation is "Tumbuhan ini tidak memerlukan banyak cahaya.".

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Meaning of 'Cahaya' in English | Indonesian to English

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