Preposition adalah kata depan yang menunjukkan hubungan kata benda/kata ganti benda dengan kata yang lain di dalam sebuah kalimat. Biasanya, kata depan(preposition) diletakkan sebelum kata benda dan beberapa prepositions diikuti oleh Gerund Verb.
Prepositions – Time
English
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Usage
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Example
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on
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§ nama
hari
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§ on Monday
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in
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§ bulan
/ musim
§ waktu
dalam hari
§ tahun
§ dalam jangka waktu tertentu
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§ in August / in winter
§ in the morning
§ in 2006
§ in an hour
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at
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§ untuk malam
§ untuk akhir pekan
§ waktu tertentu
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§ at night
§ at the weekend
§ at half past nine
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since
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§ dari
waktu tertentu sampai sekarang
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§ since 1980
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for
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§ selama
periode waktu tertentu
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§ for 2 years
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ago
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§ waktu
tertentu pada masa lalu
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§ 2 years ago
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before
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§ lebih
awal dari waktu tertentu
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§ before 2004
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to
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§ menyebutkan
waktu/jam
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§ ten to six (5:50)
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past
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§ menyebutkan
waktu/jam
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§ ten past six (6:10)
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to / till / until
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§ menyebutkan
jangka waktu dari awal hingga
akhir periode tertentu
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§ from Monday to/till Friday
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till / until
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§ imenyebutkan akhir periode waktu tertentu
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§ He is on holiday until Friday.
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by
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§ paling lambat
§ diatas/sebelum
waktu tertentu
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§ I will be back by 6 o’clock.
§ By 11 o'clock, I had read five
pages.
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Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
Preposition
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Usage
(Kegunaan)
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Example
(Contoh)
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in
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§ ruangan,
bangunan, jalan, kota, negara
§ buku, makalah
dsb.
§ mobil, taksi
(kendaraan)
§ gambar, kata
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§ in the kitchen, in
London
§ in the book
§ in the car, in a
taxi
§ in the picture, in
the world
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at
|
§ berarti dekat
dengan benda
§ untuk tabel
§ untuk acara
§ tempat melakukan
aktivitas (film, belajar dsb.)
|
§ at the door, at
the station
§ at the table
§ at a concert, at
the party
§ at the cinema, at
school, at work
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on
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§ terdapat
§ untuk tempat
dengan sungai
§ berada di
permukaan
§ untuk sisi
tertentu (left, right)
§ untuk lantai di
rumah atau hotel (bangunan)
§ funtuk alat transportasi umum
§ untuk televisi
dan radio
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§ the picture on the
wall
§ London lies on the
Thames.
§ on the table
§ on the left
§ on the first floor
§ on the bus, on a
plane
§ on TV, on the
radio
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by, next to, beside
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§ di samping
seseorang/sesuatu
|
§ Jane is standing
by / next to / beside the car.
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under
|
§ di bawah atau
lebih rendah atau tertutupi sesuatu
|
§ the bag is under
the table
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below
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§ lebih rendah dari
sesuatu tapi di bawah tanah
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§ the fish are below
the surface
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over
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§ tertutup benda
lainnya
§ berarti lebih
dari
§ mencapai sisi
lain atau menyeberang
§ mengatasi
hambatan/rintangan
|
§ put a jacket over
your shirt
§ over 16 years of
age
§ walk over the
bridge
§ climb over the
wall
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above
|
§ lebih tinggi dari
sesuatu yang lain, tetapi tidak secara langsung di atasnya
|
§ a path above the
lake
|
across
|
§ menyeberang ke sisi lain
|
§ walk across the
bridge
§ swim across the
lake
|
through
|
§ (melalui) sesuatu
yang dibatasi oleh diatas, dibawah, disamping
|
§ drive through the tunnel
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to
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§ perpindahan orang, bangunan, negara
(ke)
§ untuk tempat tidur
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§ go to the cinema
§ go to
London / Ireland
§ go to bed
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into
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§ memasuki
ruangan/bangunan
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§ go into the
kitchen / the house
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towards
|
§ bergerak menuju
sesuatu
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§ go 5 steps towards
the house
|
onto
|
§ bergerak menuju
ke atas sesuatu
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§ jump onto the
table
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from
|
§ asal /
dari
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§ a flower from the
garden
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Other important Prepositions
English
|
Usage
|
Example
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from
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§ who gave it
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§ a present from
Jane
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of
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§ who/what does it belong to
§ what does it show
|
§ a page of the book
§ the picture of a
palace
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by
|
§ who made it
|
§ a book by Mark
Twain
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on
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§ walking or riding on horseback
§ entering a public transport
vehicle
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§ on foot, on
horseback
§ get on the bus
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in
|
§ entering a car / Taxi
|
§ get in the car
|
off
|
§ leaving a public transport vehicle
|
§ get off the train
|
out of
|
§ leaving a car / Taxi
|
§ get out of the
taxi
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by
|
§ rise or fall of something
§ travelling (other than walking or
horseriding)
|
§ prices have risen
by 10 percent
§ by car, by bus
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at
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§ for age
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§ she learned
Russian at 45
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about
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§ for topics, meaning what
about
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§ we were talking
about you
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