Pengertian dan Penggunaan Though (Conjunction)
Though sebagai conjunction (kata hubung) memulai suatu adverbial clause dan menghubungkannya dengan main clause di dalam suatu complex sentence.
Though di Awal Kalimat:
adverbial clause (though + S + V +/- …)+ , + main clause (S + V +/- …)
Though di Akhir Kalimat:
main clause (S + V +/- …) + adverbial clause (though + S + V +/- …)

contoh kalimat though (conjunction) dan artinya
Conjunction ini digunakan di dalam pernyataan (adverbial clause) yang membuat pernyataan utamanya (main clause) menjadi terdengar mengagetkan atau mengherankan (surprising). Maknanya “despite of the fact that” (terlepas dari kenyataan bahwa). Sinonimnya although (meskipun).
Selain itu, though dapat pula digunakan untuk menambahkan fakta atau opini yang menyebabkan pernyataan sebelumnya (main clause) menjadi kurang benar (less true), kurang kuat (less strong), atau kurang penting (less important).
Selain sebagai conjunction, though dapat pula digunakan sebagai adverb (kata keterangan).
Lihat:
Contoh Kalimat Though (Conjunction) dan Artinya
- Though it was cold and windy, he went outside without a coat.
(Meskipun dingin dan berangin, dia pergi keluar tanpa mantel.) surprising - The guide seemed nice though she spoke very little English.(Pemandu itu kelihatannya baik, meskipun kemampuan bahasa Inggrisnya terbatas.) surprising
- Though I work well independently, I am equally comfortable working on a team.
(Meskipun saya bekerja dengan baik secara independen, saya sama-sama nyaman bekerja di dalam sebuah tim.) surprising - I’m sure the contract is all right, though it’s worth getting legal advice from a lawyer.
(Saya yakin bahwa kontrak tersebut baik-baik saja, meskipun layak meminta nasihat hukum dari seorang pengacara.) - We all liked the food very much though the potatoes were definitely undercooked.
(Kami semuanya sangat menyukai makanan itu meskipun kentangnya jelas kurang matang.)
Lihat juga:
- Subordinate Conjunction: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- When pada Berbagai Macam Tense: Penggunaan dan Contoh
- When / While (Subordinate Conjunction): Penggunaan dan Contoh Kalimat
- Even If / Even Though (Conjunction): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- Conjunctive Adverb: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
References:
- Meaning of “though” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/though. Accessed on October 18, 2018.
- Though. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/though. Accessed on October 18, 2018.
- Definition of though conjunction from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/though_1. Accessed on October 18, 2018.
- Definition of though adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/though_2. Accessed on October 18, 2018.
- though – definition. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/though_1. Accessed on October 18, 2018.