Selamat pagi/siang/sore/malam kawan2 semua..
sudah lama tidak memposting nih, karena terlalu fokus akan belajar :D
nah kali ini saya akan sharing beberapa hal yang mungkin beberapa dari kawan2 pembaca masih memiliki keraguan untuk menggunakan preposisi "at" "in" "on" dalam berbahasa inggris.
Mari kita belajar sedikit tentang penggunaan preposisi2 ini..
Biasanya ketika kawan2 hendak menulis draft/puisi/lirik/thesis dll tentunya pasti menggunakan kata depan dan tentunya pasti akan bertemu dengan mereka bertiga ini "at" "in" "on".
Langsung saja, yang pertama Prepositions of Time [preposisi waktu]
- at for a PRECISE TIME [pada waktu yang tepat],
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS [bulan, tahun, abad, dan periode jangka panjang],
- on for DAYS and DATES [hari dan tanggal]
| at | in | on |
| PRECISE TIME | MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS | DAYS and DATES |
| at 3 o'clock | in May | on Sunday |
| at 10.30am | in summer | on Tuesdays |
| at noon | in the summer | on 6 March |
| at dinnertime | in 1990 | on 25 Dec. 2010 |
| at bedtime | in the 1990s | on Christmas Day |
| at sunrise | in the next century | on Independence Day |
| at sunset | in the Ice Age | on my birthday |
| at the moment | in the past/future | on New Year's Eve |
Contoh lainnya :
- I have a meeting at 9am.
- The shop closes at midnight.
- Jane went home at lunchtime.
- In England, it often snows in December.
- Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
- There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
- Do you work on Mondays?
- Her birthday is on 20 November.
- Where will you be on New Year's Day?
Contoh penggunaan preposisi "at" "in" "on" dalam ekspresi standar kebiasaan sehari-hari..
"at" :
| Expression | Example |
|---|---|
| at night | The stars shine at night. |
| at the weekend* | I don't usually work at the weekend. |
| at Christmas*/Easter | I stay with my family at Christmas. |
| at the same time | We finished the test at the same time. |
| at present | He's not home at present. Try later. |
"in" dan "on" :
| in | on |
| in the morning | on Tuesday morning |
| in the mornings | on Saturday mornings |
| in the afternoon(s) | on Sunday afternoons |
| in the evening(s) | on Monday evening |
selamat belajar kawan2 ^_^
nb: tulisan ini hanya dipermudah agar para pembaca khususnya dari Indonesia dapat dengan mudah memahaminya.