Somehow (Adverb)

Pengertian Somehow

Somehow adalah adverb (kata keterangan) yang berarti “in a way that is not known or stated” (dengan cara yang tidak diketahui atau dinyatakan ~ entah bagaimana caranya). Pada North American English, someway dan someways dapat juga digunakan pada situasi informal. Somehow dapat pula bermakna “for a reason that you do not know or understand” (untuk alasan yang kamu tidak ketahui atau mengerti ~ entah mengapa). Kata ini dapat menempati posisi awal, tengah, dan akhir kalimat.

Lihat juga:

• anyway
• some/any
• some time, sometime, sometimes
• any more / anymore
• anyone, anybody, anything
• in any case
• in every way
• how is… ? what is… like?
• as for something
• for good

Contoh Kalimat Somehow dan Artinya

1. Somehow they found out he was involved in scams.
   (Entah bagaimana caranya mereka menemukan bahwa dia terlibat dalam penipuan-penipuan.) in a way that is not known or stated
2. He somehow managed to get home.
   (Dia entah bagaimana caranya berhasil pulang ke rumah.) in a way that is not known or stated
3. Everything will be alright somehow.
   (Semuanya akan baik-baik saja entah bagaimana caranya.) in a way that is not known or stated
4. I get enough sleep, but somehow I still have dark circles under my eyes.
   (Saya tidur cukup, tapi entah kenapa saya masih memiliki lingkaran hitam di bawah mata saya.) for a reason that you do not know
5. He thinks renting property is somehow a massive waste of money.
   (Dia berpikir bahwa menyewa properti entah kenapa pemborosan uang besar-besaran.) for a reason that you do not know

Related Posts:

• Adverbs of Place
• Adverb of Manner
• Adverb (Kata Keterangan Bahasa Inggris)
• Adverb Order (Urutan Adverb)
• Ago (Adverb)
• Adverb of Modality
• Adverbial of Purpose
• Else (Adverb)
• Also, Too, dan As Well
• Maybe (Adverb)

References:

1. Somehow. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/somehow. Accessed on January 20, 2018.
2. Somehow. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/somehow. Accessed on January 20, 2018.
3. Somehow. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/somehow. Accessed on January 20, 2018.
4. Definition of ‘Somehow’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/somehow. Accessed on January 21, 2018.