Preposition (kata depan)
Pada artikel ini admin mau jelasin tentang perposition atau bahasa indonesianya kata depan. Btw, pembahasan preposisi ini ada dua ya, pertama preposition of place. Ke dua preposition of time.
Prepositions of place (kata depan yang menunjukan tempat)
Preposition | Arti | Contoh kalimat |
At | Di | He is at home now. Dia di rumah sekarang |
In | Di dalam | He is in the living room. Dia berada di ruang tamu. |
On | Di atas, pada | The shoes are on the shoe rack. Sepatu ada pada rak sepatu. |
Behind | Di belakang | The cat is behind the door. Kucing itu ada di belakang pintu. |
Beside | Di samping | My house is beside mall. Rumahku di samping mall. |
By | Dekat | He sits by the windows. Dia duduk dekat jendela. |
Into | Ke dalam | I put my toys into a box. Aku masukan mainanku ke dalam sebuah kotak. |
Up | Ke atas | The hikers walk up the hill. Para hiker berjalan ke atas bukit |
Under | Di bawah | Cat sleeps under chair. Kucing tidur di bawah kursi. |
Underneath | Di bawah | The letter fell underneath the table. Surat jatuh di bawah meja. |
Above | Di atas | Kites fly over my house. Layang-layang terbang di atas rumahku. |
Over | Di atas | A jet plane flies over the city. Pesawat jet terbang di atas kota. |
Inside | Di bagian dalam | The ball is inside the box. Bola itu berada di dalam kotak. |
Outside | Di luar | Children like to play outside. Anak-anak suka bermain di luar. |
Between | Di antara | The station is between hotel and mall. Stasiun berada di antara hotel dan mall. |
Among | Di antara (banyak benda/orang) | She is the most beautiful among girls in my school. Dia adalah yang paling cantik diantara perempuan di sekolahku. |
Next to | Di samping | He sits next to me. Dia duduk di sampingku. |
Around | Di sekitar | Every evening many youths go jogging around Kebun Raya Bogor. Setiap malam para permuda lari jogging di sekitar Kebun Raya Bogor. |
Along | Sepanjang | I walk along Cisadon Trail until I arrive at Cisadon lake. Aku berjalan di Trail Cisadon sampai aku tiba di danau Cisadon. |
To | Ke, kepada | She goes to office by bus. Dia pergi ke kantor naik bis. |
Toward | Ke arah | He walked toward manager room. Dia berjalan ke arah ruang manager. |
Near | Dekat | My house is near Monas. Rumahku dekat monas. |
From | Dekat | Where are you from? Dari mana kamu? |
Below | Di bawah | Read the sentences below! Bacalah kalimat-kalimat di bawah ! |
Pemakaian kata in, on, at
Pemakaian preposition of place in, on dan at cukup membingungkan, tapi ada beberapa polang kita bisa pelajari.
Preposisi At
- At diletakkan pada sebuah event, contoh : at the party, at concert.
- At diletakkan pada kata benda berikut:
At home | At work | At university |
At station | At the airport | At the theatre |
At school | at college | at the bus stop |
At the office | At the bank | At doctor’s |
At the end of … | At the bottom of ….. | At the back of ….. |
Preposisi In
- In di pakai di depan nama negara, contoh: In Indonesia, In The U.S.
- In diletakkan pada kata benda berikut:
In a room | In a garden | In a river |
In a picture | In a village | In a forest |
In the sea | In the sky | In the mountain |
In a building | In town | In a mirror |
In the water | In the middle of ….. | In basement |
Preposisi On
- On dipakai untuk menyatakan lantai dalam gedung, contoh: on the first floor, on ground floor.
- On diletakkan pada kata benda berikut:
On the ceiling | On the wall | On your nose |
On page … | On a table | On the radio |
On the stage | On Youtube | On the floor |
On TV | On foot | On pavement |
On the way | On the right/left | On the notice-board |
Preposition of time (Kata depan yang menunjukan waktu)
Preposisi at
- Digunakan di depan kata penunjuk jam, contoh at five o’clock.
- Digunakan untuk merujuk usia at the age of five.
- At diletakkan pada kata benda berikut:
At the weekend | At night | At the moment |
At the end of …. | At the beginning of … | At midnight |
At noon | At Christmas | At the same time |
At lunchtime | At lebaran day |
Preposisi On
- Ditempatkan di depan nama hari, contoh: on Sunday, on Monday
- Digunakan untuk menyatakan tanggal, contoh: on 4 July 2026
Preposisi In
- Digunakan di depan tahun, contoh: in 1945, in 1990
- Diletakan di depan nama bulan, contoh: in January, in December
- Digunakan di depan kata morning, afternoon, evening, contoh: in the morning
- Di gunakan untuk menjelaskan suatu periode, contoh: in few minutes, in five hours, in two weeks’ time.
Preposition of time yang lain
- For: selama, contoh: I’ve live for ten years.
- During: selama, pada waktu, contoh: Students can’t open textbook during exam.
- Since: sejak, contoh: I have played mobile legend since 2021.
- Until/till: sampai, contoh: She will stay here until Monday.
By: selambat-lambatnya, contoh: Students must submit the homework by tomorrow.
Soal Latihan
1. Peter is sitting …… Laura.
a. Next to
b. among
c. between
2. His office ……. the third floor.
a. In
b. At
c. On
3. My office is …… hotel and the gym.
a. Among
b. Under
c. Between
4. I put a notebook ….. the desk.
a. On
b. In
c. At
5. Gecko walks …… the wall.
a. In
b. On
c. At
6. The mall is located ….. of this street.
a. In
b. On
c. At
7. Cars go ….. parking lot.
a. In
b. Into
c. Behind
8. The participants came …….. eight o’clock.
A, in
b. at
c. for
9. The seminar will begin ….. five minutes.
a. In
b. At
c. On
10. People go jogging ….. Sunday morning.
a. In
b. On
c. At
11. We have known each other ….. five years.
a. Since
b. For
c. Until
12. My uncle will visit me ….. July.
a. In
b. On
c. At
13. we got married …… 2014.
a. On
b. At
c. In
14. What will you do ….. evening?
a. In
b. On
c. At
15. Anita has been watching Dracin ……. morning.
a. For
b. Since
c. By
Pembahasan selanjutnya: Passive Voice
