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Punya  can be used in the following ways: Possesive Pronoun Marker:  's By default, placing pronouns (or Proper Nouns) after another noun will directly denote the pronoun as the possesor of the noun preceding it. Alternatively, punya can be used after a pronoun (or Proper Nouns) to mark the noun following it as the posession of the pronoun. Punya can also be used more than once in a noun phrase. When the noun is implied, the noun can also be omitted. Examples : 1. Ini saya punya rumah.  This is my house. 2. Abang saya punya kawan orang Siam. // Saya punya abang punya kawan orang Siam.  My brother's friend is Thai. 3. Jangan pegang orang lain punya.  Don't touch other people's (things). 4. Siapa punya kasut tak susun elok-elok ini?   Whose shoes which weren't arranged neatly  are these  ? Intensifier:  so, really Punya can also precede adjective to intensify it almost the same manner as how begitu does. It is also more colloquial. -lah  c...

Barangkali  can be used in the following ways: (Conjecture Modal Auxiliary) Verb: (might) probably, perhaps Barangkali is closely similar to mungkin and boleh jadi which can be used to express the speaker's supposition that something has taken place or will take place. When used, the speaker acknowledges that there's a probability for it to either happen or not. With its roots from mathematics, it sounds more neutral and formal. Examples : 1. Barangkali ibu rasa tertekan selama ini. Mother may have probably been stressed all this time. 2. Barangkali ini adalah kali terakhir saya dapat bertanding. This might probably be the last time I can compete. 3. Barangkali ada dalam kalangan pengguna Internet lupa di sebalik skrin komputer wujud manusia lain. Perhaps there are some among the Internet users who forgot that there are other people on the other side of the screen. 4. Barangkali kamu tak suka sesuatu perkara tapi ia baik untuk kamu, barangkali kamu suka sesuatu perkara tapi ia ...