Thursday, 19 April 2012

Banyak adjective yang bisa berakhiran dengan -ed atau -ing. Contoh:

- I’m excited about tomorrow.
- This is an exciting book.

Apabila adjective berakhiran dengan -ed, maka adjective tersebut menunjukkan perasaan tentang sesuatu. Contoh:
  • I’m interested in modern art. (Ini merupakan perasaan pribadi si pembicara)
  • I was really bored yesterday.
Apabila adjective berakhiran dengan -ing, maka adjective tersebut menunjukkan perasaan yang dihasilkan sesuatu. Contoh:
  • Modern art is interesting. (“Modern art” tidak bisa merasakan, tetapi membuat pembicara (I) merasa tertarik).
  • The news was shocking. (The “news” memberikan kita perasaan shocking/kaget).
Coba bandingkan:
  • He’s bored. – Dia (He) tidak dapat melakukan apaapa, dia tidak sedang senang. Kalimat ini menunjukkan perasaannya.
  • He’s boring. – Dia (He) bukan orang yang menarik. Kalimat ini menunjukkan perasaan yang ia timbulkan pada diri orang lain.
Berikut beberapa pasangan adjective umum yang menggunakan -ed/-ing.
Perhatikan bahwa adjective tidak mengalami perubahan karena jumlah (jamak/tunggal).

Adjective -ed
annoy – I don’t get annoyed easily.
amazed – I’m amazed by hers artistic talent.
confused – I asked the teacher, but we were still confused.
disappointed – They were disappointed the weather was not good.
surprised - I was surprised to see you.
amused
thrilled
Adjective -ing
annoying – Noisy mobile phones can be annoying.
amazing – The concert last might was amazing.
confusing – This textbook is really confusing.
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disappointing - Yesterday’s weather was disappointing.
surprising - I heard some surprising news.
amusing
thrilling

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