Pengertian Adverb
Adverb adalah kata keterangan dalam bahasa Inggris yang berfungsi untuk menjelaskan atau
memberi keterangan tambahan pada kata kerja (verb), kata sifat (adjective), kata keterangan lain
(adverb), atau bahkan seluruh kalimat.
Contohnya:
- She runs quickly.
- I will call you tomorrow.
- I’m very tired.
Adverb of frequency
Adverb of frequency adalah kata keterangan (adverb) yang menyatakan seberapa sering suatu kegiatan
dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi. Adverb of frequency terbagi dua yaitu:
1. Definite frequency
Adverb of Definite frequency mendeskripsikan rentang waktu spesifik ketika suatu kegiatan
dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi.
Contoh adverbnya:
- Yearly (every year)
- Monthly (every month)
- Daily (every day)
- Hourly (every hour)
- Weekly (Once a week)
- Twice in a year
- Four times a day
- once a day (sekali sehari)
- twice a week (dua kali seminggu)
- three times a month (tiga kali sebulan)
- every Monday (setiap Senin)
- annually (setiap tahun)
Contoh kalimat:
- I go to the office every day.
- He visits his grandpa in the village twice a year.
- The event of Independence Day in Indonesia is always held every year
2. Indefinite frequency
Adverb of indefinite frequency tidak mengungkapkan secara spesifik seberapa sering kegiatan
dilakukan atau seberapa sering melakukan suatu hal dari 100% kamu laksanakan sampai 0%
dilaksanakan.
Contoh adverbnya:
- Always (selalu) -> 100%
- Usually (biasanya)-> 90%
- Normally/generally(normalnya/umumnya) -> 80%
- Often (sering)-> 70%
- Sometimes (kadang-kadang)-> 50%
- Occasionally (sesekali)-> 30%
- Seldom (jarang)-> 10%
- Rarely (jarang)-> 5%
- Never (tidak pernah)-> 0%
Contoh kalimat :
- I always go to school by motorbike.
- She usually eats rice for breakfast.
- She doesn't normally arrive in the office at 10 am.
- I often see you in the park.
- I sometimes eat instant noodles at midnight.
- I occasionally see him in town.
- He never drinks beer.
To make it easier, see the table below!
Posisi Umum dalam
Jenis Pengertian Contoh Kata Contoh Kalimat
Kalimat
- We meet once a
once a day, twice a week, week.
Menunjukkan frekuensi
every Monday, daily, Biasanya di akhir - The Council held
Definite pasti dan terukur (ada
weekly, monthly, yearly, kalimat atau di awal meetings monthly.
Frequency jumlah atau waktu
every year, three times a untuk penekanan - Every Friday, she
spesifik)
month visits her
grandmother.
- I always wake up
early.
Menunjukkan frekuensi always, usually, often, Biasanya sebelum
Indefinite - She is usually
tidak pasti, hanya sometimes, rarely, seldom, main verb atau
Frequency happy.
perkiraan umum never setelah to be
- They never eat junk
food.
