Kata Sifat Bahasa Inggris untuk Mengungkapkan Perasaan (Expressing Feeling)
Banyak kata untuk mengungkapkan perasaan kamu menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Kamu bisa menggunakan kata sifat bahasa inggris (adjectives) atau menambahkan linking verbs sebelum kata sifat.Seperti: look, feel, seem, appear, smell, become, sound, get, taste, grow, dll.
Contoh:
Roses smell fragrant when they are fresh.
Every plant grows higher day by day.
Kata sifat digunakan untuk menunjukkan persaan, seperti happy, sad, angry, dll. Perhatikan kalimat-kalimat berikut.
They are happy.
You look sad.
I am angry.
I am delighted
I am so excited
Adjectives dengan akhiran –ed dan –ing
Perhatikan kalimat-kalimat berikut:- I was attracted by the title of the film.
- You said that waiting is boring.
- I was satisfied with the service because it is satisfying.
Kita perhatikan kalimat no. 3
I was satisfied with the service=I feel satisfied because of the service
Kedua kalimat diatas sama-sama memiliki makna bahwa saya senang/ merasa senang dengan/karena servisnya.
it is satisfying=The service is satisfying
The service causes me satisfied. (Pelayanannya membuat saya senang).
Berikut beberapa contoh kata sifat dengan akhiran ed dan ing.
- satisfied / satisfying
- embarrassed / embarrassing
- worried / worrying
- excited / exciting
- depressed / depressing .
- tired / tiring
- disappointed / disappointing
- exhausted / exhausting.
- shocked / shocking.
- disgusted / disgusting.
- frightened / frightening
- excited / exciting
- amazed / amazing
- annoyed / annoying
- tired / tiring
Latihan:
Fill in the blanks with the following words: confident, satisfied, nervous, doubtful, optimistic, pessimistic.1. I was _______ with the service.
2. I’m very _______ and ________ that I will fail in this interview.
3. Seeing a _______ man like him makes me down.
4. Anyway, feeling _______ won’t help us now. So, be _______ !
5. He is ________ in answering some the questions.
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