Pengertian Preposition
Preposition dalam bahasa Inggris memiliki arti sebagai kata depan yang dapat merangkai kata-kata menjadi satu kalimat dan diikuti oleh nomina dan promina. Preposition sebagai kata depan bersamaan dengan objeknya dapat menerangkan kata kerja (verb) atau kata sifat (adjective). Object of preposition berupa kata benda atau noun, noun phrase (frasa kata benda), kata ganti orang (pronoun), ataupun gerund (verb+ing).
Preposition berfungsi sebagai kata penghubung, dan bagian dari part of speech, dimana preposition seringkali kita temui dalam satu kalimat. Di dalam Bahasa Inggris preposition terdiri dari satu kata saja, yaitu satu kata singkat dan tidak terlalu Panjang. Preposition sebagai bagian dari part of speech yang menunjukkan suatu hubungan antara object of preposition pada satu kalimat Bahasa Inggris.
Contoh Preposition dan Contoh Kalimatnya
| Contoh Preposition | Artinya | Contoh Kalimat |
| About | Tentang | He walked about 2 miles. |
| Above | Di atas | The kite flew above the clouds. |
| According to | Menurut | According to him, the food is delicious. |
| Across | Di seberang | She walked across that river. |
| After | Setelah | They should leave after lunch. |
| Against | Melawan | Is it against the rule? |
| Along | Sepanjang | Did she run along the bridge? |
| Amid | Di tengah-tengah | We found our papers amid those tasks. |
| Among | Di antara | He is eating among the cats. |
| Around | Sekitar | The car goes around the house. |
| As | Sebagai | My father works as an accountant. |
| At | Di, pada | They arrived at 8.00 pm. |
| Before | Sebelum | Where did you go before midnight? |
| Behind | Di belakang | Who is the man behind her? |
| Below | Di bawah | You can write your name below this line. |
| Beneath | Di bawah | The boat sank beneath the ocean. |
| Beside | Di samping | The bag is beside the door. |
| Between | Di antara | The microwave is between those shelves. |
| Because of | Karena | We moved here because of the good neighbourhood. |
| Beyond | Melampaui | The situation is beyond my expectation. |
| By | Oleh, dengan | We go by train. |
| Concerning | Tentang | She ask me concerning her situation. |
| Down | Ke arah bawah | We live just down the hill. |
| During | Selama | We were in Japan during the winter. |
| Except | Kecuali | We all like Burger except Monalisa. |
| Far | Jauh | The cinema is far from my house. |
| For | Untuk, selama | This gift is for you. |
| From | Dari | This package is from our cousin. |
| In | Di, pada | He lives in New York. |
| In front of | Di depan | A celebrity sits in front of you. |
| Into | Ke | Please come into my site. |
| Inside | Dalam | These old jackets are inside the box. |
| Instead of | Daripada | We should eat a healthy food instead of junk food. |
| Like | Seperti | She is just like her father. |
| Near | Dekat | I stay near my office. |
| Next to | Di samping | We sat next to a popular artist. |
| Of | Dari, pada | This is a house of my grandparents. |
| Off | Keluar, menjauh | Keep off that cat. |
| On | Di, Pada | The laptop is on my bed. |
| Onto | Di / ke atas | The dog climbed onto the roof. |
| Opposite | Di seberang | My house is opposite the post office. |
| Outside | Di luar | Those bags are outside my room. |
| Out | Di / Ke luar | His cat is out from the house. |
| Out of | Keluar dari | She is now out of pain. |
| Over | Di atas | My apartment is over the mall. |
| Past | Melewati | I run past her house. |
| Round | Mengelilingi | They will travel round the world. |
| Since | Sejak | He has changed since the age of 40. |
| Than | Dari / daripada | She is taller than her sister. |
| Through | Melalui | Did you get in the house through the window? |
| Till | Sampai | Will she be outside till 11 o’clock? |
| To | Ke, untuk, sampai | He talks to his girlfriend. |
| Towards | Menuju | He was walking toward his house. |
| Under | Di bawah | His cell phone was under the chair. |
| Underneath | Di bawah | The pencil is underneath the sofa. |
| Until | Sampai | I worked until midnight. |
| Unto | Sampai, kepada | He appeared unto her in a dream. |
| Up | Di / ke atas | My parents live just up the road. |
| Upon | Di atas | I cannot stand upon a bike cycle. |
| With | Dengan | My cousin lives with our parents. |
| Within | Dalam | Can you finish the job within a week? |
| Without | Tanpa | We will stay in Europe without our parents. |
Demikianlah contoh-contoh dari preposition dan contoh-contoh kalimatnya, semoga bermanfaat untuk dipelajari. Setelah memperlajari tentang preposition, berikutnya akan dibahas tentang jenis-jenis preposition dan contoh-contoh kalimatnya. Pembahasannya akan dibahas sebagai berikut.
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Jenis-Jenis Preposition
Kata preposition dapat dibedakan menjadi beberapa jenis, seperti preposition of time, preposition of place, preposition of direction, preposition of agent or instrument. Di bawah ini adalah keterangan jenis-jenis preposition dan contoh-contohnya:
| Preposition of Place / direction | 1. Salah satu jenis preposition yang menerangkan suatu tempat/posisi dan ditampilkan dalam gabungan preposition dengan objeknya, di dalam prepositional phrase hasil dari gabungan antara preposition dengan objeknya. 2. Preposition of place selain digunakan sebagai penunjuk posisi suatu object of preposition pada subjek ataupun pada objek dari suatu kalimat. Dimana object of preposition akan berwujud sebagai kata ganti (pronoun), kata benda (noun), dan juga noun phrase (frasa kata benda). |
| Contoh Preposition of Place | In, on, outside, at, under, between, among, beside, next to |
Contoh Kalimat Preposition of Place | |
| – AT | Berfungsi sebagai kata depan untuk menunjukkan tempat/lokasi, misalnya; alamat. At diartikan sebagai di/pada. Contoh kalimat: I live at Bona Street number 203. Hanna is at school with Nina. Meet me at the train station tomorrow. |
| – IN | In berfungsi sebagai kata depan untuk menunjukkan tempat/lokasi, dimana In berarti di/di dalam (ruangan, kota). Contoh kalimatnya: There are many rocks in my yard. Don’t sleep over in your friend’s house. He was born in USA. |
| – ON | On berfungsi untuk menunjukkan lokasi sebuah benda/seseorang di atas sebuah tempat. Dan On juga bisa berarti di atas. Contoh kalimatnya: There is a big bag on the table. Write it on your exercise’s book. Don’t put your foot on my bed. |
| – UNDER | Under berarti di bawah. Untuk menunjukkan letak suatu benda/seseorang. Dibawah ini ada contoh kalimatnya: The key is under the table. My cat is sleeping under my bed. Who put those dirty clothes under my bed? |
| – BETWEEN/AMONG | Between/among berfungsi untuk menunjukkan suatu barang diantara 2 benda/seseorang. Between digunakan jika berada diantara 2 buah benda/orang. Dan among digunakan untuk menunjukkan jika di antara beberapa atau banyak benda/orang. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: My office is between the mall and the bank. Her house is among the tall buildings. |
| – BESIDE / NEXT TO | Kata depan ini berarti di sebelah atau di samping, dan digunakan jika lokasi sebuah benda tersebut berada di dekat benda yang lain. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: I am happy sitting next to my idol. My office is beside the big mall. |
| Preposition of Time | Preposition of time adalah jenis kata depan berfungsi untuk menyatakan waktu. |
| Contoh Preposition of Time | In, On, At, before, After, For, Since |
Contoh Kalimat Preposition of Time | |
| – AT | At pada preposition of time berfungsi untuk menyatakan jam, liburan, perayaan maupun waktu yang cukup spesifik. Slain itu, At juga dapat diartikan pada. Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimatnya: That store opens at 8.00 am. I didn’t go with him at night. It’s always crowded here at Lebaran time. |
| – ON | On pada preposition of time berfungsi untuk menunjukkan hati tertentu dalam seminggu, tanggal spesifik, dan hari-hari special. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: I don’t have an extra time on Tuesday. It’s always fun on New Year’s party. My sister’s birthday party on August 20th. |
| – BEFORE / AFTER | Before / after adalah kata depan yang berfungsi untuk menerangkan waktu sebelum dan sesudah. Arti dari Before adalah sebelum, dan after berarti sesudah/setelah. Contoh kalimatnya di bawah ini: I’ll finish the job before dinner. Saturday comes before Sunday. After dinner, he does his homework. We are going to leave after dawn. |
| – FOR / SINCE | For / since berfungsi untuk menunjukkan kurun waktu tertentu dan waktu yang akan dimulainya suatu kegiatan. Dan For dapat diartikan sebagai selama, sedangkan Since diartikan sejak. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: We have been best friend for 20 years. We have been best friend since 2009. |
| Preposition of Agent or Instrument | Preposition of agent or instrument berfungsi untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan dan cara sesuatu tersebut dilakukan. |
| By, with, without | |
Contoh Kalimat Preposition of Agent or Instrument | |
| – BY | By dapat diartikan sebagai oleh. Digunakan untuk menyatakan cara atau pelaku yang melakukan kegiatan atau Tindakan tersebut. Kata depan ini dalam Bahasa Inggris sering digunakan pada kalimat pasif. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: This beautiful painting was made by Roseline James. I will go to Jogjakarta by train. |
| – WITH / WITHOUT | Kata depan with/without seperti lawan kata, with berarti dengan, dan without berarti tanpa. Contoh kalimatnya adalah: He can sing better with his own song. He can’t sing well without his song. Won’t you come with him tomorrow? Will you go without him tomorrow? |
Contoh Preposition Dasar Lainnya | |
| – OF | Of dapat diartikan Dari. Kata depan of ini berfungsi untuk menyatakan kepemilikan (possession) dan menyatakan quantity (jumlah). Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimatnya: This is a watch of my brother’s girlfriend. He drank three bottles of whisky. My sister and I got a discount of 80 percent. |
| – TO | Preposition To merupakan kata depan yang paling populer digunakan. To digunakan untuk menyatakan tempat, bisa juga peruntukan, dan dapat menyatakan waktu. Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimatnya: I take an English course from Tuesday to Thursday. Send this message to Him. All of us went to Bali island last month. |
Contoh Soal
- My brother lives ………. Semarang. (in / on / at)
- She will come …. your office …. 8.30 a.m. (for / to / in /on / at)
- They put the glasses …. the table. (in / on / at)
- What time do you usually arrive …. Office? (to / at /on)
- This message is …. your sister. (for / at / above)
- We hang out together ….. office hour. (after / under / between)
- They will be back ….. Monday Morning. (in / at / on)
- She arrived home ….. night. (in / at / on)
- Her dog is …. Those chairs. (to / of / between)
- Some …. her friends are very beautiful. (to / of / for)
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