Pengertian Pretty (Adverb)
Pretty adalah adverb (kata keterangan) yang ditempatkan tepat di depan adjective (kata sifat) atau adverb untuk melemahkan makna adjective atau adverb tersebut. Kata bahasa Inggris ini berarti “fairly, but not very” (agak/cukup, tapi tidak terlalu) dan umumnya digunakan dalam spoken dan informal English.
Lihat juga:
Contoh Kalimat Pretty (Adverb) dan Artinya
| 1 | I’m pretty sure he’s coming here next week. (Saya cukup yakin dia akan datang kesini minggu depan.) sure = adjective |
| 2 | The room was pretty small, but it was clean and fine. (Kamar itu agak kecil, tapi bersih dan baik.) small = adjective |
| 3 | It was pretty clear to me that he was hiding something from me. (Cukup jelas bagi saya bahwa dia sedang menyembunyikan sesuatu dari sama.) clear = adjective |
| 4 | I’m moving in with my sister pretty soon. (Saya akan pindah dengan saudara perempuan saya segera.) soon = adverb |
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- Special Adverb: Very
References:
- Meaning of “pretty” in Essential American English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/essential-american-english/pretty_1. Accessed on June 21, 2018.
- Definition of pretty adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pretty_1. Accessed on June 21, 2018.
- pretty – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pretty_1. Accessed on June 21, 2018.
- Pretty, fairly, really, very, and quite. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/pretty-fairly-really-very-and-quite. Accessed on June 21, 2018.