No. 7 Pengertian Determiner

Pengertian Determiner

Determiner adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang ditempatkan di depan noun untuk membatasi makna noun tersebut. Di traditional grammar, determiner sering disebut limiting adjective, walaupun berbeda maknanya dengan adjective biasa.

Penjelasan Determiner	Contoh Kalimat Determiner
General Determiner
indefinite article (a atau an): membicarakan suatu hal secara umum dimana pendengar/pembaca tidak tau pasti yang mana yang dimaksudkan	He is looking for a job in Bali. (Dia sedang mencari pekerjaan di Bali.)
quantifier (many, few, little, some, any): menyatakan jumlah	Please give me a little water. (Tolong beri saya sedikit air.)
distributive (all, every, both)	All your books are on the table. (Semua bukumu di atas meja.)
difference word (other, another): membicarakan tambahan orang, benda, atau hal	May I have another shoes? (Bolehkah saya mendapatkan sepatu yang lain?)
Specific Determiner
definite article (the): membicarakan noun yang diyakini pembaca/pendengar paham yang dimaksudkan	Did he enjoy the show? (Apa dia menikmati pertunjukkan tersebut?)
demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those): menerangkan noun dalam hal jarak dan/atau jumlah	Those apples are so red. (Apel-apel itu sangat merah.)
possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our, dan their): menunjukkan kepemilikan	Your jacket is in the laundry basket. (Jaketmu di dalam keranjang cucian.

General determiner mungkin dipadukan dengan singular/plural countable noun atau uncountable noun dengan rumus sebagai berikut.

Rumus	General Determiner	Contoh Noun Phrase
general determiner + singular countable noun	a & an (indefinite articles)	a book, an apple
	another (difference word)	another man
	any, no (quantifier)	any report, no journey
	each, every, neither (distributive)	each pair, every student, neither spoon (nor fork)
determiner + plural countable noun	all, both (distributive)	all books, several magazines
	some, any, no, many, few, several (quantifier)	some people, any new books, no jobs, many clothes, few activities
	other (difference words)	other tasks
	enough, more, most	enough dollars, more tips, most batteries
determiner + uncountable noun	all (distributive)	all furniture
	some, any, no, little, less, much (quantifier)	some paper, any time, no money, little information, less sugar, much coffee
	more, most, enough	more advice, most cheese, enough money