Pengertian Reflexive Verb
Reflexive verb adalah transitive verb (kata kerja yang membutuhkan objek) yang diikuti reflexive pronoun (kata ganti untuk menyatakan bahwa subjek kalimat menerima aksi dari verb (reciprocal action): myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, yourselves, ourselves, dan themselves) sebagai direct object.
Contoh Reflexive Verb
- busy
- convince
- content
- cut
- deny
- dry
- encourage
- enjoy
- hurt
- introduce
- kill
- market
- pay
- prepare
- pride
- teach
Contoh Kalimat Reflexive Verb dan Artinya
- My father and I busied ourselves with rearranging our furniture.
(Ayah dan saya menyibukkan diri dengan menata ulang mebel kami.) - She wanted to know how much I pay myself first.
(Dia ingin tahu seberapa banyak saya membayar diri sendiri terlebih dahulu.) - You might hurt yourself if you work out too much every day.
(Kamu mungkin akan melukai dirimu sendiri kalau kamu berlatih berlebihan setiap hari.) - How did she introduced herself at the job interview?
(Bagaimana dia memperkenalkan dirinya di wawancara kerja itu?) - Gerry prides himself on his achivement.
(Gerry bangga pada dirinya sendiri akan prestasinya.)
Lihat juga:
- Soal Reflexive Pronoun
- Transitive dan Intransitive Verbs
- Ditransitive Verb (Direct dan Indirect Object)
- Factitive Verb (Direct Object dan Complement)
- Delexical Verb (Empty Verb dengan Struktur Transitive)
- Reflexive Pronoun
- Untriggered Reflexive Pronoun
References:
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- English Definition of “busy”. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/busy_3. Accessed on March 15, 2014.
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