preposition dalam bahasa inggris

Pernah dengar preposition? ya bagi yang sudah belajar Bahasa inggris tentu sering mendengar kata prepositions. Namun mungkin masih ada juga kawan-kawan kita yang belum tau apa yang dimaksud dengan preposition. Preposition adalah suatu kata yang digunakan untuk menyambungkan frasa, noun, atau pronoun terhadap kata lain di dalam kalimat. Contoh:

Saya belajar di kamar
kata di adalah preposition dari kalimat diatas

I study in my room

kaya in adalah preposition dari kalimat diatas

Nah sudah paham kan apa yang dimaksud dengan preposition berikut adalah daftar kata preposition yang sering digunakan:

1. about
2. above
3. across
4. after
5. against
6. along
7. amid
8. among
9. around
10. at
11. before
12. behind
13. below
14. beneath
15. beside
16. besides
17. between
18. beyond
19. by
20. despite
21. down
22. during
23. for
24. from
25. in
26. inside
27. into
28. like
29. near
30. of
31. off
32. on
33. out
34. over
35. since
36. through
37. throughout
38. till
39. to
40. toward(s)
41. under
42. unlike
43. until
44. up
45. upon
46. with
47. within
48. without

Perlu diingat penggunaan preposition tidak bisa sembarangan, karena penggunaanya harus sesuai dengan aturan dan konteks kalimatnya. Jadi dalam menggunakan preposition sendiri perlu berhati-hati kawan, karena ada juga penggunaan preposition yang memang mempunyai aturan tertentu dan salah jika menggunakan preposition yang lain. Dibawah ini adalah beberapa aturan preposition yang harus digunakan sesuai dengan aturannya:

1. be absent from
2. be accustomed to
3. add (this) to (that)
4. be acquainted with
5. admire (someone) for (something)
6. be afraid of
7. agree with (someone) about (something)
8. be angry at/ with (someone) about /  over (something)
9. apologize to (someone) for (something)
10. apply for (something)
11. approve of
12. argue with (someone) about  / over (something)
13. arrive at (a building / a room)
14. arrive in (a city / a country)
15. ask (someone) about (something)
16. ask (someone) for (something)
17. be aware of
18. be bad for
19. believe in
20. belong to
21. be bored with / by
22. borrow (something) from (someone)
23. be clear to
24. combine with
25. compare (this) to / with (that)
26. complain to (someone) about (something)
27. be composed of
28. concentrate on
29. consist of
30. be crazy about
31. be crowded with
32. be curious about
33. depend on (someone) for (something)
34. be dependent on (someone) for (something)
35. be devoted to
36. die of  / from
37. be different from
38. disagree with (someone) about (something)
39. be disappointed in
40. discuss (something) with (someone)
41. divide (this) into (that)
42. be divorced from
43. be done with
44. dream about /of
45. dream of
46. be engaged to
47. be equal to
48. escape from (a place)
49. be excited about
50. excuse (someone) for (something)
51. excuse from
52. be exhausted from
53. be familiar with
54. be famous for
55. feel about
56. feel like
57. fill (something) with
58. be finished with
59. forgive (someone) for (something)
60. be friendly to / with
61. be frightened of / by
62. be full of
63. get rid of
64. be gone h m
65. be good for
66. graduate from
67. happen to
68. be happy about (something)
69. be happy for (someone)
70. hear about / of (something) from (someone)
71. help (someone) with (something)
72. hide (something) from (someone)
73. hope for
74. be hungry for
75. insist on
76. be interested in
77. introduce (someone) to (someone)
78. invite (someone) to (someone)
79. be involved in
80. be kind to
81. know about
82. laugh at
83. leave for (a place)
84. listen to
85. look at
86. look for
87. look forward to
88. look like
89. be made of
90. be married to
91. matter to
92. be the matter with
93. multiply (this) by (that)
94. be nervous about
95. be nice to
96. be opposed to
97. pay for
98. be patient with
99. be pleased with / about
100. play with
101. point at
102. be polite to
103. prefer (this) to (that)
104. be prepared for
105. protect (this) from (that)
106. provide (someone) with
107. be proud of
108. be qualified for
109. read about
110. be ready for
111. be related to
112. rely on
113. be responsible for
114. be sad about
115. be satisfied with
116. be scared of / by
117. search for
118. separate (this) from (that)
119. be similar to
120. speak to / with (someone) about (something)
121. stare at
122. subtract (this) from (that)
123. be sure of / about
124. take care of
125. talk about (something)
126. talk to / with (someone) about (something)
127. tell (someone) about (something)
128. be terrified of / by
129. thank (someone) for (something)
130. think about / of
131. be thirsty for
132. be tired from
133. be tired of
134. translate from (one language) to (another)
135. be used to
136. wait for
137. wait on
138. warn about / of
139. wonder about
140. be worried about

Baik kita ambil saja salah satu menjadi contoh. Silahkan perhatikan no 76. be interested in. Jadi seandainya kawan-kawan membuat kalimat

I'm interested on grammar  maka kalimat tersebut salah, hal ini dikarenakan pasangan interested adalah in sesuai dengan daftar diatas. Maka seharusnya kalimatnya adalah.

I'm interested in grammar

Oleh karena itu saya sarankan kepada teman-teman untuk memperbanyak membaca bacaan Bahasa inggris, agar nanti teman-teman akan menemukan sendiri sense terhadap penggunaan preposition yang tepat. Atau kalau mau juga boleh dihafal.

Sedangkan kalau dilihat dari jenisnya, preposition ini dapat kita bagi ke 5 bagian diantaranya:

1. Preposition tempat
Biasanya sering menggunakan on, in, dan at.
Preposition on umumnya digunakan untuk permukaan, seperti diatas atap, meja, dll
Preposition In  umumnya digunakan untuk ruang lingkup tertutup misal kamar.
Preposition at umumnya digunakan saat menunjukkan tempat yang spesifik

Andi put the book on the table.
Ana is studying math in her room.
I met Sarah at the entrance.

2. Preposition waktu
Menjelaskan waktu misalnya; on Sunday, in June, at night dll.
Untuk preposition waktu ini penjelasannya sedikit panjang, jadi saya sudah membuat artikel khususnya, silahkan lihat disini.

3. Preposition arah
Preposition yang menunjukkan arah atau direction seperti, to, toward, into dll
Andi goes to market everyday.
Sarah dived into a river.

4. Preposition penggunaan benda
Preposition yang menunjukkan penggunakan sesuatu atau benda
Rina write the letter with her pencils.
I go to school by a motorcycle.

5. Preposition kalimat pasif
Digunakan untuk menyatakan agent dalam kalimat pasif
The car was washed by Andi
Selengkapnya silahkan pelajari kalimat pasif disini.

Itulah penjelasan singkat mengenai penggunaan preposition dalam bahasa inggis, selamat belajar.