Delexical Verb: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris

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Pengertian Delexical Verb

Delexical verb atau empty verb adalah kata kerja yang memiliki sedikit atau tanpa makna dan digunakan dalam transitive structure (diikuti direct object). Kata kerja ini ketika diikuti noun (sebagai direct object) disebut delexical structure.

Contoh yang umum untuk delexical verb antara lain: do, give, have, hold, keep, make, set, dan take.

Banyak kasus delexical structure mempunyai makna yang sama atau hampir sama dengan verb lain. Seringnya, kata kerja yang menjadi padanannya merupakan intransitive verb (tidak diikuti direct object).

  • She took a wash = She washed a diaper
  • I had a fight with my best friend = I fought with my best friend

Contoh Delexical Verb

do

Delexical verb ini biasanya diikuti aktivitas (gerund) atau pekerjaan dalam bentuk (noun atau indefinite pronoun).

do homework, do something important, do a research, do a housework, do the laundry, do the cleaning

give

give a whistle, give a broken smile, give a punch, give a big hug, give some advice, give a warning

go

Go diikuti common activities (gerund)  atau diikuti for a + verb of movement (jog, drive, hike, run, walk).

go shopping, go sleeping, go swimming, go for a hike, go for a walk

have

have lunch, have a conversation, have a talk, have a bath, have a break, have a fight

make

Make digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan untuk membuat sesuatu, baik berwujud fisik maupun tidak. Fisik berupa plans, sedangkan non fisik berupa talking atau sounds.

make a mess, make a mistake, make food, make a cup of tea, make ten phone calls, make a suggestion

take

take a bath, take a rest, take care, take a chance, take a risk, take a photograph

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