Salah satu jenis kata yang sering digunakan dalam belajar percakapan bahasa Inggris adalah adverbs atau kita dalam bahasa Indonesia menyebutnya sebagai “kata keterangan”. Apa itu adverbs? Mengenai pembagian kata keterangan ini ada tiga jenis, yaitu: adverbs of manner (kata keterangan cara), adverbs of time (kata keterangan waktu) dan adverbs of place (kata keterangan tempat).
Jika kamu perlu tahu apa itu definisi adverbs, bisa diartikan sebagai “kata yang fungsinya untuk menjelaskan verb (kata kerja), adjective (kata sifat), atau adverb lain.”
Memahami bagaimana penggunaan kata keterangan ini penting. Agar bisa membuat lancar dalam berkomunikasi dengan bahasa Inggris.
Berikut ini kata keterangan (adverbs) yang sering digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris, beserta arti dan contoh kalimatnya.
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- Quickly = cepat
Contoh: Go home quickly - Ever = pernah
Contoh kalimat: Nobody ever listens. - Especially = Terutama
Contoh: I especially like your banana cake. - Almost = hampir
Contoh: I almost forgot. - Rather = agak
Contoh: It is rather funny. - Again = lagi
Contoh: Try again. - Actually = sebenarnya
Contoh: Actually, she is my boss. - Instead = malahan
Contoh: Let’s do that instead. - Generally = Umumnya
Contoh: Generally, women live 5 years longer than men. - Simply = benar-benar
Contoh: This picture is simply awesome. - Likely = kemungkinan besar
Contoh: He is likely to win. - Together = bersama
Contoh: Let’s go together. - Sometimes = kadang-kadang
Contoh: Sometimes, he just wants to be alone. - Always = selalu
Contoh: She is always busy. - Never = tak pernah
Contoh: Never give up. - Early = awal
Contoh: She got up early. - Really = benar-benar
Contoh: It’s really good. - Usually = biasanya
Contoh: He usually wears jeans. - Too = terlalu
Contoh: It’s too hot. - However = namun
Contoh: The movie was short. However, it was very good. - Often = sering
Contoh: He often helps me. - Very = sangat
Contoh: She is very happy. - Also = juga
Contoh: I also like mangoes. - Not = tidak
Contoh: Why not? - Immediately = segera
Contoh: You need it immediately. - Highly = sangat
Contoh: She is highly intelligent. - Daily = setiap hari
Contoh: She needs daily care. - Ahead = terus
Contoh: Go ahead! - Specifically = khususnya
Contoh: She specifically asked for you. - Soon = segera
Contoh: See you soon! - Properly = benar
Contoh: Let’s do it properly. - Finally = akhirnya
Contoh: John finally arrived. - Extremely = sangat
Contoh: John is extremely weak. - Currently = saat ini
Contoh: Currently, it’s our best offer. - Normally = Biasanya
Contoh: He normally gets up at 5 o’clock. - Certainly = tentu
Contoh: I certainly hope so. - Exactly = persis
Contoh: What is it exactly? - Eventually = akhirnya
Contoh: Eventually, she forgot about the incident. - Easily = mudah
Contoh: It’s easily done.
- Quickly = cepat
- Thus = sehingga
Contoh: Thus I began to read. - Else = lain
Contoh: Anything else? - Therefore = karena itu
Contoh: Therefore, the search for him was useless. - Directly = langsung
Contoh: Don’t look directly at me. - Below = di bawah
Contoh: See below. - Already = sudah
Contoh: we already know. - Probably = mungkin
Contoh: John probably knows.
Itulah beberapa contoh penggunaan kata keterangan (adverbs) dalam bahasa Inggris. Menarik kan? Yuk mari coba praktekkan dalam percakapan sehari-hari.