Determiner
Determiner adalah kata yang ditempatkan sebelum kata benda untuk memberikan konteks, batasan, dan kejelasan pada kata benda tersebut. Fungsinya adalah untuk menunjukkan kepastian, jumlah, kepemilikan, dan berbagai aspek lain yang memberikan informasi lebih lanjut tentang kata benda yang dimaksud.
Jenis-Jenis Determiner
Articles (a, an, the)
Contoh:
- She bought a dress yesterday.
Dia membeli a gaun kemarin.
- The sun is shining brightly.
The matahari bersinar terang.
- I saw an eagle flying high.
Aku melihat an elang terbang tinggi.
- She bought a dress yesterday.
Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
Contoh:
- This book is very interesting.
This buku sangat menarik.
- That house belongs to my uncle.
That rumah milik pamanku.
- This book is very interesting.
Possessives (my, your, our, their, his, her, its)
Contoh:
- My brother is a teacher.
My kakak laki-laki adalah seorang guru.
- Her bag is on the table.
Her tas ada di atas meja.
- We love our new home.
Kami menyukai our rumah baru kami.
- My brother is a teacher.
Numbers (one, two, first, second)
Contoh:
- I have two cats.
Aku punya two kucing.
- This is the first time I've seen him.
Ini adalah first kali aku melihatnya.
- I have two cats.
Distributives (each, every, either, neither)
Contoh:
- Each student has a book.
Each siswa punya satu buku.
- Every day is a new beginning.
Every hari adalah awal yang baru.
- You can take either road.
Kamu bisa mengambil either jalan.
- Each student has a book.
Interrogatives (whose, what, which)
Contoh:
- Which color do you prefer?
Which warna yang kamu sukai?
- What time is it?
What jam berapa sekarang?
- Whose book is this?
Whose buku ini?
- Which color do you prefer?
Quantifiers (many, much, a few, a little)
Contoh:
- I have many questions.
Aku punya many pertanyaan.
- There is a little water in the bottle.
Ada a little air di dalam botol.
- I have many questions.