How is…? / What is… like?

Penggunaan How is …? dan What is … like?

How is …? digunakan untuk bertanya tentang bagaimana perasaan seseorang (bad, good, happy, sad, etc) atau keadaan sesuatu, seperti kesehatan secara umum atau mobil yang baru dibeli (bad, good, etc).

Kita menggunakan What is … like? untuk meminta informasi berupa deskripsi tentang seseorang atau sesuatu, seperti: penampilan (appearance), sifat (character), atau perilaku (behaviour).

Lihat juga:

• So that vs. in order that
• No doubt vs. without doubt
• Different from, different to, different than

Contoh Kalimat How is …? dan What is … like? dan Artinya

1. A:  How are you? B:  I’m quite good.
   (Apa kabar? Saya baik sepenuhnya.)
2. A: How’s the new office? B: I love it.
   (Bagaimana kantor baru tersebut? Saya menyukainya.)
3. A: How was your day? B: It was kind of tiring.
   (Bagaimana harimu? Hari saya agak melelahkan.)
4. A: What’s your brother like? B: He’s nice, but a bit reserved.
   (Seperti apa saudara laki-lakimu? Dia baik tapi sedikit pendiam.)
5. A: What’s his new apartment like? B: It’s a large fully furnished one-bedroom with a balcony.
   (Seperti apa apartemen barunya? Itu merupakan apartemen satu kamar besar dilengkapi perabotan dengan balkon.)

Related Posts:

• Continual / Continuous (Adjective)
• Afraid / Scared (Adjective)
• Bring / Take (Verb)
• Cleanup / Clean up
• Beside / Besides
• Alternate(ly)/alternative(ly)
• no doubt / without doubt (phrase)
• Following / the Following
• Lend / Borrow (Verb)
• Efficient / Effective (Adjective)

References:

1. How is …? or What is … like? http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/how-is-or-what-is-like. Accessed on June 24, 2017.
2. How. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/how. Accessed on June 24, 2017.
3. What. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/what. Accessed on June 24, 2017.