Order of Adjectives
Bagaimana Anda dapat membedakan kalimat di bawah ini, mana yang lebih tepat?
- Perempuan tua yang gemuk, atau
- Perempuan tua yang gemuk
(Perhatikan urutan Kata Sifat di bawah)
Maka untuk pertanyaan di atas, jawabannya adalah:
· Perempuan tua yang gemuk = fat old lady
· Perempuan gemuk yang tua = old fat lady
2 |
3 |
12 |
|
Fat |
Old |
Lady |
Benar |
3 |
2 |
12 |
|
Old |
Fat |
Lady |
Salah |
1. Opinion (Pendapat)
good, pretty, right, wrong, funny, light, happy, sad, full, soft, hard etc.
Contoh:
- He was a silly boy.
2. Size (Ukuran)
big, small, little, long, tall, short, same as, etc.
Contoh:
- The big man ran to me.
3. Age (Usia)
Contoh:
- “He was an old man.” or “She was an old woman.”
4. Shape (Bentuk)
round, circular, triangular, rectangular, square, oval, etc.
Contoh:
- “It was a square box.” or “They were square boxes.”
5. Color (Warna)
blue, red, green, brown, yellow, black, white, etc.
Contoh:
- “The blue bag.” or “The blue bags”.
6. Origin (asal)
Contoh:
- “It was a German flag.” or “They were German flags.”
7. Material (Bahan)
- “It was a cotton cushion.” or “They were cotton cushions.”
8. Distance
long, short, far, around, start, high, low, etc.
Contoh:
- “She went for a long walk.” or “She went for lots of long walks.”
9. Temperature (Suhu)
cold, warm, hot, cool, etc.
Contoh:
- “It day was hot.” or “They days were hot.”
10. Time (Waktu)
late, early, bed, nap, dinner, lunch, day, morning, night, etc.
Contoh:
- “She had an early start.”
11. Purpose (Tujuan)
Contoh:
- She gave them sleeping bags.
- I bought you a tennis racket.
Catatan:
Ketika kita memakai lebih dari 1 kata sifat, kata sifatnya dapat dipisahkan dengan and atau , (koma).
Contoh:
- “Her hair was long and blonde.” Atau “She had long, blonde hair.”
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