One of our followers asked the question above on Twitter. Do you have a similar question? Do you get confused as to when you should use present or past participle adjective? Kalau kamu masih tulis/bilang: “I’m interesting” saat mau menyatakan “Saya tertarik,” yuk baca lagi artikel ini sampai selesai.
Participle adjectives are verbs, often ends in -ing and -ed, which are used as adjectives. There are two types of participles: present participles (v-ing) and past participles (v2). Example:
Present participle |
Past participle |
Boring |
Bored |
Relaxing |
Relaxed |
Tiring |
Tired |
Confusing |
Confused |
Exciting |
Excited |
We use present particular adjectives (v-ing) to talk about person, thing, or situation which caused the feeling. Example:
- “I am boring.”
- “Aku membosankan, aku menimbulkan rasa bosan.”
- “They are confusing.”
- “Mereka membingungkan, mereka menimbulkan kebingungan.”
- “The book is exciting.”
- “Bukunya menarik. Bukunya membuat orang tertarik.”
We use past participle adjectives (v2) to talk about how someone feels. Example:
- “I am bored.”
- “Aku merasa bosan. Yang kurasakan adalah bosan.”
- “They are confused.”
- “Mereka kebingungan. Yang mereka rasakan adalah bingung.”
- “She is very excited.”
- “Dia sangat bersemangat. Yang dia rasakan adalah semangat.”
If we were to compare the two side by side:
Present participle |
Past participle |
Penyebab perasaan |
Perasaan yang dirasa |
[Me- -kan] |
[ter-], [ke- -an] |
Entertaining |
Entertained |
Menghibur |
Merasa terhibur |
More examples:
Present participle |
Past participle |
Boring (Membosankan) |
Bored (Merasa bosan) |
Relaxing (Membuat santai) |
Relaxed (Merasa santai) |
Tiring (Melelahkan) |
Tired (Merasa lelah) |
Confusing (Membingungkan) |
Confused (Merasa bingung) |
Exciting (Menarik) |
Excited (Merasa tertarik) |
So, what do you think? I hope the explanation was clear enough. If you still have any question, feel free to leave a comment down below, or you can also mention us on twitter.
How about having a short quiz to see how well you understand the explanation given above? Look at these sentences and choose the correct answer.
- I was really (boring/bored) during the lecture. It was really (boring/bored).
- I bought a really (interesting/interested) book last night. If you’re (interesting/interested), I can lend it to you.
- I heard an (alarming/alarmed) noise last night, and it kept me (alarming/alarmed) all night.
Answer:
- bored; boring.
- interesting; interested.
- alarming; alarmed.
Compiled and written by @miss_qiak for @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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