Memahami pemakaian preposition (kata depan) dalam bahasa Inggris sangat penting. Sebab kata ini sering digunakan untuk menghubungkan kata benda, frase, maupun kata ganti.
Kata depan yang paling sering digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris adalah “on”, “in”, dan “at”. Biasanya kata depan tersebut digunakan untuk menunjukkan waktu atau tempat.
Namun selain ketiga kata depan itu, ada banyak preposition bahasa Inggris lainnya yang perlu kamu tahu. Berikut ini daftar lengkapnya.
- On = Di
Contoh: I am on the floor. - In = Di
Contoh: In the morning. - At = Di
Contoh: At 11:05 AM. - About = tentang
Contoh: I’m always thinking about you - Above = atas
Contoh: See above. - According to = menurut
Contoh: “According to my opinion, we should move quickly said the Pilot” - Across = di
Contoh: She walked across the street. - After = setelah
Contoh: After love, then what? - Against = melawan
Contoh: John is against it. - Along = sepanjang
Contoh: He walked along the river. - Along with = bersama
Contoh: Come along with me. - Among = antara
Contoh: He sat among them. - Apart from = selain
Contoh: Apart from his house in Jakarta, he also has a house in Surabaya. - Around = sekitar
Contoh: He walked around. - As = sebagai
Contoh: He acted as a guide. - As for = mengenai
Contoh: As for my work, it is going well. - Because of = karena
Contoh: You are here because of John. - Before = sebelum
Contoh: This happened before. - Behind = di belakang
Contoh: John is behind you. - Below = di bawah
Contoh: See below. - Beneath = di bawah
Contoh: He is sitting beneath the tree. - Beside = di samping
Contoh: Can I sit beside you? - Between = antara
Contoh: He sat between Marly and Tomi. - Beyond = luar
Contoh: It’s beyond reason. - By = oleh
Contoh: Let’s go by bus. - Concerning = tentang
Contoh: Rumors still abounded concerning Trump’s victory. - Despite = meskipun
Contoh: Despite all his faults, everybody likes him. - Down = turun
Contoh: I walked down the street. - During = selama
Contoh: John passed away during the night. - Except = kecuali
Contoh: Everybody is busy except you. - Except for = kecuali untuk
Contoh: I like all fruit except for apples. - For = untuk
Contoh: It’s for you. - From = dari
Contoh: I’m from Jakarta. - In addition to = sebagai tambahan
Contoh: His new house is so close to the city center. In addition, it has six large bedrooms. - In back of = di belakang
Contoh: The cars are in back of the office. - In case of = pada kejadian
Contoh: Trial to start in case of bribery in MK. - In front of = di depan
Contoh: I met him in front of the store. - In place of = sebagai pengganti
Contoh: Real Madrid are starting Gareth Bale in place of Cristiano Ronaldo. - Inside = dalam
Contoh: Marly answered from somewhere inside the office. - In spite of = meskipun
Contoh: In spite of the fact that she was tired, she continued working. - Instead of = daripada
Contoh: I came by train instead of by car. - Into = ke
Contoh: Come into my home. - Like = seperti
Contoh: He, like the others, will remain there. - Near = dekat
Contoh: She lives near here. - Next = selanjutnya
Contoh: See you next day. - Out = di luar
Contoh: She is out now. - Outside = di luar
Contoh: I saw him outside. - Over = lebih
Contoh: He put a letter over the table. - Since = sejak
Contoh: I’ve been here since 6:30. - Through = melalui
Contoh: You will never get through it. - Throughout = sepanjang
Contoh: It rained throughout the night. - Till = sampai
Contoh: I’ll wait till 8:30. - Toward = terhadap
Contoh: I walk toward the door. - Under = di bawah
Contoh: He is under attack. - Until = sampai
Contoh: He will stay here until tomorrow. - Upon = atas
Contoh: You can rely upon me. - Up to = hingga
Contoh: The chili prices rose up to 10 dollars. - With = dengan
Contoh: Deal with me. - Without = tanpa
Contoh: I’ll die without you.
Itulah tadi contoh penggunaan kata depan (preposition) dalam bahasa Inggris beserta contoh kalimatnya. Coba buat kalimat-kalimat baru dengan mengikuti contoh panduan di atas.