Panduan Tata Bahasa

Routing panduan tata bahasa publik siap untuk konten yang dilokalkan.

Kata Sifat Kepemilikan

Apa itu?

Kata sifat kepunyaan (possessive adjectives) menunjukkan siapa yang memiliki sesuatu atau dengan siapa sesuatu itu berhubungan.

Kata sifat ini ditempatkan sebelum kata benda.

Kata sifat kepunyaan dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

Kata ganti subjek Kata sifat kepunyaan Contoh
I my my book
you your your phone
he his his car
she her her bag
it its its name
we our our house
they their their children

Contoh:

  • This is my coat.
  • Her brother lives in London.
  • Their car is outside.

Kapan Digunakan

Gunakan kata sifat kepunyaan untuk membicarakan:

  • kepemilikan: This is my laptop.
  • hubungan keluarga: Her mother is a teacher.
  • bagian tubuh: He hurt his arm.
  • barang pribadi: Where are your keys?
  • tempat yang berhubungan dengan seseorang: Our office is nearby.
  • hewan atau benda: The dog is eating its food.

Gunakan kata sifat kepunyaan sebelum kata benda yang dijelaskannya.

  • my friend
  • your address
  • his job
  • her name
  • our room
  • their house

Struktur

Struktur dasarnya adalah:

kata sifat kepunyaan + kata benda

Kata sifat kepunyaan Kata benda Contoh
my name My name is Anna.
your bag Your bag is here.
his brother His brother is tall.
her phone Her phone is new.
its colour Its colour is blue.
our teacher Our teacher is friendly.
their house Their house is large.

Kata sifat kepunyaan tidak berubah untuk kata benda tunggal atau jamak.

  • my book
  • my books
  • their child
  • their children

Pilih kata sifat kepunyaan sesuai dengan pemiliknya, bukan benda yang dimiliki.

  • Anna has a car. Her car is red.
  • Mark has a car. His car is red.
  • Anna and Mark have a car. Their car is red.

Jangan gunakan artikel sebelum kata sifat kepunyaan.

  • Benar: my friend
  • Salah: the my friend

Contoh

  1. My name is Daniel.
  2. Where is your passport?
  3. His sister works at a hospital.
  4. Her children are at school.
  5. The cat is washing its face.
  6. Our apartment is very small.
  7. Their parents live in Canada.
  8. I cannot find my keys.
  9. She is talking to her manager.
  10. We invited our friends to dinner.

Pengecualian

Its adalah kata sifat kepunyaan.

  • The company changed its name.

It’s adalah bentuk singkat dari it is atau it has.

  • It’s cold today.
  • It’s been a long day.

Jangan gunakan apostrof pada kata sifat kepunyaan its.

Kata sifat kepunyaan berbeda dengan kata ganti kepunyaan (possessive pronouns).

  • This is my book.
  • This book is mine.

Kata sifat kepunyaan harus diikuti oleh kata benda. Kata ganti kepunyaan menggantikan kata benda.

Kesalahan Umum

  1. Salah: She is my sister. His name is Anna. Benar: She is my sister. Her name is Anna. Penjelasan: Gunakan her untuk pemilik perempuan.

  2. Salah: He has a car. Her car is new. Benar: He has a car. His car is new. Penjelasan: Gunakan his untuk pemilik laki-laki.

  3. Salah: This is mine book. Benar: This is my book. Penjelasan: Gunakan kata sifat kepunyaan my sebelum kata benda.

  4. Salah: The dog is eating it’s food. Benar: The dog is eating its food. Penjelasan: Its menunjukkan kepemilikan. It’s berarti it is atau it has.

  5. Salah: This is the my phone. Benar: This is my phone. Penjelasan: Jangan gunakan artikel sebelum kata sifat kepunyaan.

  6. Salah: We live here. Their house is small. Benar: We live here. Our house is small. Penjelasan: Gunakan our ketika pemiliknya adalah we.

  7. Salah: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning their window. Benar: They are washing their car, and she is cleaning her window. Penjelasan: Pilih kata sifat kepunyaan sesuai dengan pemiliknya.

  8. Salah: My books is on the table. Benar: My books are on the table. Penjelasan: Kata sifat kepunyaan tidak berubah, tetapi kata kerja harus sesuai dengan kata benda jamak.