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.