Pengertian do (someone) a favor
Do (someone) a favor atau do a favor for (someone) merupakan frasa yang digunakan di dalam percakapan bahasa Inggris. Favor (atau favour, British English) sendiri merupakan noun (kata benda) yang bermakna “helpful act” (tindakan yang membantu), sementara do a favor berarti “do something for someone as an act of kindness” (melakukan sesuatu untuk seseorang sebagai bentuk kebaikan). Do me a favor dapat digunakan ketika meminta seseorang untuk memberi bantuan kepadamu.
Lihat juga:
- do no good
- have (somebody) do (something)
- neither do I
- no harm done
- so do I
- well done
- feel like (doing) something
- run a mile
- what a shame
- cost a fortune
Contoh Kalimat “do (someone) a favor” dan Artinya
| 1 | You can do your friend a favor by helping her through the difficult loss. (Kamu dapat melakukan kebaikan kepada temanmu dengan membantunya melalui kehilangan yang sulit tersebut.) |
| 2 | Would you please do me a favor and take this package to Mia? (Maukah kamu membantu saya dan membawa paket ini kepada Mia?) |
| 3 | Do yourself a favor and forgive yourself completely. (Bantu dirimu sendiri dan maafkan dirimu sepenuhnya.) |
Di Inggris frasa tersebut dapat digunakan sebagai respon atas pernyataan yang dianggap konyol atau bodoh oleh pendengarnya.
Contoh Kalimat “do (someone) a favour” dan Artinya
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References:
- do me/us a favour! https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/do-me-us-a-favour. Accessed on January 26, 2018.
- Do (Someone) a Favor. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20(someone)%20a%20favor. Accessed on January 26, 2018.
- Definition of do someone a favor in US English. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/do_someone_a_favor. Accessed on January 26, 2018.
- do a favor. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/do+a+favor. Accessed on January 26, 2018.
- Meaning of “favor” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/favor#dataset-american-english. Accessed on June 12, 2018.
- Asking a favour . http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/142_requests_offers/page9.shtml. Accessed on June 12, 2018.
- Do (someone or oneself) a favor. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/do+a+favour. Accessed on June 12, 2018.