Pengertian dan Contoh Kaimat Prepositional Verb – Prepositional verb adalah kata kerja yang penggunaannya didampingi oleh preposisi tertentu.
Susunan dari prepositional verb adalah:
verb + preposition
Penggunaan dari prepositional verb ini juga tidak bisa dipisahkan atau disela dengan kata lain. Contoh:
Who is looking after my cats? (Benar)
Who is looking my cats after? (Salah)
Semua prepositional verb diikuti oleh direct object (objek langsung).
Contoh:
- They are listening to dangdut music.
- I stared at the sky.
- He believes in me.
- We are waiting for our father coming from Jakarta.
- Does your mother agree with you?
- Do your parents agree to the wedding date?
- Merry is knocking at Shinta’s door.
- She can not rely on him.
- I need to adapt to the new environment.
- The English class consists of 30 students.
Contoh Prepositional Verb
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Berikut ini adalah daftar prepositional verb yang sering digunakan:
- Account for
- Accuse (someone) of
- Adapt to
- Add to
- Agree on
- Agree to
- Agree with
- Apologize for something
- Apologize to someone
- Apply for
- Approve of
- Argue with someone
- Argue about something
- Arrive at
- Ask for
- Become of
- Believe in
- Belong to
- Blame someone/something for something
- Blame something on someone
- Borrow from
- Care about
- Care for
- Catch up with
- Come from
- Comment on
- Communicate about something
- Communicate with someone
- Compare with
- Complain about
- Compliment someone on something
- Congratulate someone on something
- Concentrate on
- Consent to
- Consist of
- Convince someone of something
- Decide between
- Decide on
- Depend on
- (Dis)approve of
- Dream about
- Dream of
- Excuse someone for something
- Explain something to someone
- Get along with
- Get back from
- Get rid of
- Get through with
- Get used to
- Happen to
- Have confidence in
- Have influence on
- Have an opportunity for
- Have patience with
- Have a reason for
- Hear about
- Hear from
- Hear of
- Insist on
- Introduce someone to something/someone
- Invite someone to
- Keep for someone
- Keep away from someone
- Keep on
- Laugh about
- Laugh at
- Learn about
- Listen for
- Listen to
- Look at
- Look for
- Look forward to
- Object to
- Participate in
- Pay for
- Plan on
- Prefer to
- Prepare for
- Prevent from
- Provide for
- Provide someone with something
- Recover from
- Refer to
- Relate to
- Rely on
- Remind someone of
- Search for
- See about
- Send for
- Separate something from something
- Show up at
- Spend money on something/someone
- Stop from
- Substitute for
- Subtract from
- Succeed at
- Succeed in
- Take advantage of
- Talk about
- Talk over
- Talk to
- Talk with
- Thank someone for something
- Think about
- Think of
- Throw away
- Vote for
- Wait for
- Waste money on something/someone
- Wish for
- Work for
- Worry about