Though (Adverb)

Pengertian dan Penggunaan Though (Adverb)

Though sebagai adverb (kata keterangan) maknanya mirip dengan “however”, “despite this”, atau “nevertheless” (namun; meskipun demikian).

Adverb ini digunakan ketika ingin menyatakan contrast (pertentangan) dengan pernyataan sebelumnya. Though yang ditempatkan di tengah atau akhir sebuah kalimat membuat pernyataan sebelumnya menjadi less important (kurang penting). Pada situasi informal kata ini kadang ditulis menjadi tho.

Selain sebagai adverb, though dapat pula digunakan sebagai conjunction (kata hubung.)

Lihat juga:

• though (conjunction)
• tho (informal)
• on second thought

Contoh Kalimat Though (Adverb) dan Artinya

1	His joint pain and stiffness disappeared. Not for long, though. (Rasa sakit dan kekakuan pada sendinya hilang. Namun tidak lama.)
2	The speaker was nervous. Only at the beginning of his presentation though. (Pembicara tersebut gugup. Namun hanya dipermulaan presentasinya.)
3	He couldn’t see a path for his future career. He didn’t give up, though. (Dia tidak dapat melihat jalan untuk karir masa depannya. Meskipun demikian dia tidak putus asa.)
4	The married couples work at the same job in the same department. They don’t talk to each other very much while working, though. (Pasangan menikah itu berkerja pada pekerjaan yang sama di departemen yang sama. Meskipun demikian, mereka tidak bicara banyak ke satu sama lain selama bekerja.)
5	Did you taste gelato when you explored Italy? No, I’d like to, though. (Apakah kamu mencoba gelato ketika kamu menjelajah Italia? Tidak, namun saya ingin.)

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References:

1. Though, Even Though and Even So. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv345.shtml. Accessed on July 23, 2016.
2. Though. http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/though. Accessed on October 17, 2018.
3. Though. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/though. Accessed on July 23, 2016.
4. Though. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/though_2. Accessed on July 23, 2016.
5. Although or Though?http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/although-or-though. Accessed on July 23, 2016.
6. Though. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/though. Accessed on July 23, 2016.
7. Definition of tho. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tho. Accessed on October 17, 2018.