Adjunct of frequency in Indonesian Posted by asimonoff on Jan 29, 2018 in Uncategorized
sekali-sekali | once in a while, now and then, occasionally |
berkali-kali, berulang kali, berulang-ulang | repeatedly |
pernah | literally means “ever” and is used in a positive statement that means “once (in the past)” |
tidak pernah | used in a negative statement means “never or not ever” |
hampir tidak pernah | hardly ever, rarely |
jarang | seldom |
kadang-kadang, kadang kala | sometimes |
sering, sering kali, kerap, kerap kali, acap kali | frequently, often |
selalu, senantiasa | always |
biasanya | usually, normally |
umumnya | generally |
setiap (hari, minggu, bulan, tahun) | every (day, week, month, year) |
setiap dua minggu sekali | every 2 weeks |
setiap enam bulan | every 6 months |
Example: | |
· Dia hampir tidak pernah ada di kantor. He is hardly ever at the office. | |
· Mereka selalu datang terlambat. They always come late. | |
· Kami sekali-sekali pergi bersama. We occasionally go together. | |
Let’s practice | |
Complete the sentence by translating the word in the brackets into Indonesian. | |
1. Saya (always) tidur jam 09.00 malam. | |
2. Kami (normally) berjalan kaki di taman nasional pada hari Minggu. | |
3. Mertua saya (sometimes) masak rendang kesukaan kami. | |
4. Nenek saya (usually) duduk di sebelah saya. | |
5. Teman saya (often) menelepon saya. | |
6. Kakeknya (always) bangun pada jam 5 setiap pagi. | |
7. Saya dan rekan-rekan kantor saya (rarely) datang terlambat ke kantor. | |
8. Mereka (seldom) pulang ke Amerika. | |
9. Adiknya (never) bangun kesiangan. | |
10. Pesawat Garuda Indonesia (literally: once ever) terbang ke New York dulu. | |
11. Kami (hardly ever) makan makanan Indonesia. | |
12. (Generally) orang Indonesia makan nasi (everyday). | |
13. Kami (rarely) pergi ke dokter di luar negeri. | |
14. Keluarga kami (always) makan nasi. | |
15. Pelajar-pelajar berbicara bahasa Indonesia (repeatedly). | |
16. Polisi (normally) naik mobil polisi. | |
17. Orang tua kami (often) menengok anak-anaknya di akhir minggu. | |
18. Siapa yang (frequently) berbelanja di Macy’s? | |
19. (Every year) saya pergi ke Virginia untuk menengok sahabat saya. | |
20. Duta Besar As untuk Indonesia (pernah) belajar bahasa Indonesia. |
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