Tipe-tipe Preposition dalam Bahasa Inggris Lengkap dengan Contohnya

Kampung Inggris Bandung E-PLC – Preposisi (preposition) adalah kata yang dapat menghubungkan kata kerja (verb), kata benda (nouns), dan kata ganti (pronouns) secara bersamaan. Terdapat lima macam preposisi dalam Grammar Bahasa Inggris, berikut ini:

1. Prepositional phrases (in time, on time, in love…)
2. Prepositions of time (ago, before, since…)
3. Prepositions of place (under, behind, between…)
4. Prepositions of movement/ Direction (up, down, over…)
5. Prepositions for agent, instruments, devices, machines…(by, with, on…)

Prepositional Phrase adalah sekelompok kata yang diawali dengan preposisi. Misalnya:

For real

After two trial runs we did it for real.

At the same time

All speak at the same time.

By the time

By the time I got there, he’d gone.

By the way

By the way, how is John?

On paper

Could you put your ideas down on paper?

With regret

Do not waste time with regret.

At a discount

Employees can buy books at a discount.

Without a hitch

Everything had gone without a hitch.

Under treatment

He is under treatment for malaria.

By force

He took the purse from her by force.

On board

He tried to jump back on board.

At risk

He was putting himself at risk.

By nature

He was by nature a philosophical person.

In vain

Her efforts were in vain.

On trial

He’s on trial for his life.

In debt

I am in debt to the bank for my car loan.

With regard to

I am writing with regard to your recent order.

With respect

I ask for her hand with all respect.

For life

I believe marriage is for life.

Out of place

I felt out of place among foreigners.

For ages

I haven’t seen you for ages.

By mistake

I’ve paid this bill twice by mistake.

Out of stock

I’m afraid we’re temporarily out of stock.

Within limits

I’m willing to help, within limits.

Preposition of Time adalah preposisi yang memungkinkan kamu untuk membahas periode waktu tertentu. Misalnya:

During

We stayed at a student hostel during the conference.

For

I’m just going to bed for two hours or so.

Until/Till

We wait till/until half past six for you.

Since

Forty years have passed away since they met.

From…to

Her visit will extend from Monday to Thursday.

Ago

He left the house over an hour ago.

Before

She’s always up before dawn.

By

He had promised to be back by five o’clock.

After

I felt fairly easy after taking the medicine.

To

It’s only two weeks to Christmas.

Past

It’s five past ten.

Between…and

They lived in New York between 1998 and 2004.

Within

You should receive a reply within seven days.

In

In the afternoon

On

On 1st January 2013

At

At the same time

Preposition of Place adalah kata depan yang digunakan untuk merujuk pada tempat dimana sesuatu atau seseorang berada. Misalnya:

On

On a table

Under

We slept under the open sky.

Next to

The hotel is situated next to the lively bustling port.

Between

There is a gulf between the two cities.

Among

I enjoy being among my friends.

In front of

They massed in front of the city hall.

Behind

The horse fell behind in the race.

By

The bank is by the hotel.

Above

Our friends in the apartment above us are really noisy.

Below

He dived below the surface of the water.

Near

There is a bush near the school playground.

At

At The Empire State Building

Preposition of Movement digunakan untuk menunjukkan pergerakan dari satu tempat ke tempat lain. Kata depan ini paling sering digunakan dengan verb of motion dan ditemukan setelah kata kerja. Misalnya: 

Down

It’s easier to run down the hill than go up.

Up

She doesn’t like riding her bike up these hills.

Into

Don’t put new wine into old bottles.

Toward

She was carrying a suitcase and walking towards.

Over

The hotel is over the bridge.

Onto

I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.

Around

Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.

Along

We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.

Across

The boys swam across the lake.

Through

The Charles River flows through Boston.

To

Many people travel to work by car.

From

What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?

Out of

If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen

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