Gerund and Infinitive

Perbedaan Gerund dan Infinitive

1. “infinitive” adalah “verb” dalam bentuk dasar digabung dengan “to”  Pada kalimat “I forgot to buy milk,” “to buy” adalah infinitive.
2. “gerund” adalah “verb” dalam bentuk “present participle” seperti “swimming”, walking, listening, etc” Pada kalimat  “I like swimming” “swimming” adalah “gerund”. Sama sekali tidak berkaitan dgn sedang berenang 

 Both of these forms can act as a noun, but the following example sentences make sense of a sentence can be different.


example 1

1.      Do you like swimming

(Apa kamu suka berenang)

2.      Do you want to swim

(Apa kamu mau berenang)

From the point of sentence grammar rules 1 & 2 the same pattern but different meaning. In sentence 1 "swim" is an activity with no connotation at any given time. Sentence within 2 though morbidly mentioned but there are implications with time if the second sentence plus a certain time we see what changes

 

 

1.      Do you like swimming now

Bisa diartikan apa sekarang kamu sudah senang berenang (mungkin sebelumnya tidak senang)

2.      Do you want to swim now

Apa kamu mau berenang sekarang,

Tafsir kalimat tidak berubah. Now hanya merupakan penegasan.

example 2

1. Nancy stop reading.

(Nancy berhenti membaca)

2. Nancy stop to read.

Nancy berhenti (melakukan sesuatu) karena mau membaca.

 Consider the following examples For a better understanding of these differences.

-Reading occupies a lot of his time

  (Membaca menyita banyak waktunya)

-He uses a lot of his time to read

  (Dia gunakan banyak waktunya membaca)

-It’s time to sleep

 (Waktunya (untuk) tidur)
-This is sleeping time

 (Ini waktu tidur)

 

 

 

 

 

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