Pengertian As a Matter of Fact

As a matter of fact adalah phrase (frasa Bahasa Inggris) yang digunakan ketika kamu ingin menambahkan rincian dari apa yang baru kamu katakan (to give more details about what you have just said).

Selain itu, frasa ini dapat pula untuk menyatakan bahwa kamu tidak setuju atau mengkoreksi apa yang seseorang baru katakan (to disagree with or correct what someone has just said).

Lihat juga:

• as far as I’m concerned
• as for something
• as it is
• also, too, as well
• snug as a bug in a rug
• matter
• no matter what
• what’s the matter
• from/out of nowhere
• give someone the benefit of the doubt

Contoh Kalimat As a Matter of Fact dan Artinya

1. My boss isn’t grumpy at all. As a matter of fact, he’s very friendly.
   (Bos saya tidak pemarah sama sekali. Malahan dia sangat ramah.)
2. Morning workouts are a struggle, and as a matter of fact, I do it every day.
   (Olahraga di pagi hari itu sebuah perjuangan, dan sesungguhnya saya melakukannya setiap hari.)
3. A: Was the taste bad? B: No, as a matter of fact, it was absolutely delicious.
   (Apakah rasanya buruk? Tidak, bahkan sangat lezat.)
4. I’ve been to that restaurant before, as a matter of fact, the food was excellent.
   (Saya pernah ke restoran itu sebelumnya, sebenarnya, makanannya luar biasa.)
5. She claimed to have never met him before, but as a matter of fact, they were childhood friends.
   (Dia mengaku belum pernah bertemu dengannya sebelumnya, tetapi sebenarnya mereka adalah teman masa kecil.)

References:

1. Meaning of “as a matter of fact” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/as-a-matter-of-fact. Accessed on August 30, 2019.
2. As a Matter of Fact – Definition and Synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/as-a-matter-of-fact. Accessed on August 30, 2019.
3. Definition of ‘as a matter of fact’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-a-matter-of-fact. Accessed on August 30, 2019.
4. As a Matter of Fact. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/as+a+matter+of+fact. Accessed on August 30, 2019.