Perbedaan Set dan Sit – Setatau sit? Siapa yang tahu perbedaan penggunaannya? Perhatikan uraian materi berikut ini!
Setadalah kata kerja transitif dan sitadalah kata kerja intransitive. Perhatikan:
verb word | past form | participle |
set | set | set |
verb word | past form | participle |
sit | sat | sat |
To set means to put, to place or to cause to sit (meletakkan, menempatkan atau menyebabkan sesuatu terletak).
To sit means to occupy a place on a chair or a flat surface (membaringkan atau menduduki suatu tempat pada kursi atau tempat yang datar).
S | SET | C | M |
Retna | sets | her clothes | in the cupboard |
Retna | set | her clothes | in the cupboard yesterday |
Artinya: Retna menempatkan pakainnya dalam lemari
S | SIT | C | M |
Retna | sits | on her bed | |
Retna | sat | on her bed |
Artinya: Retna duduk di ranjangnya
Contoh:
Incorrect: Please sit the vasenear the tables in the corner!
Correct : Please set the vase near the tables in the corner!
Incorrect: Freddie sets on the sofawhile Rena cooks many cakes.
Correct : Freddie sits on the sofawhile Rena cooks many cakes.
Incorrect: Would you like to set down?
Correct : Would you like to sit down?
Incorrect: She has sat her thingsbeside the table on the corner.
Correct : She has set her thingsbeside the table on the corner.
Incorrect: Jimmy had set there waiting for her for almost two hours.
Correct : Jimmy had sat there waiting for her for almost two hours.
Incorrect: My house sets on a hilloverlooking beach.
Correct : My house sits on a hilloverlooking beach
Incorrect: Ian sets on top of bluffoverlooking the Bengawan Solo River.
Correct : Ian sits on top of bluffoverlooking the Bengawan Solo River.
Incorrect: Do not set on the tablebecause it not polite attitude.
Correct : Do not sit on the tablebecause it not polite attitude.
Incorrect: Let’s sit your bag out of the way.
Correct : Let’s set your bag out of the way
Incorrect: My mom and I are still sitting the meals on the table so we can sit together to eat.
Correct : My mom and I are still setting the meals on the table so we can sit together to eat.
Perbedaan Set dan Sitdi dalam kalimat cukup jelas dalam penjelasan di atas, kalian juga bisa melihat Penggunaan Lay dan Lie.
