Word Classification
- Kata Kerja or Verbal
- Kata Benda or Nomina
- Kata Sifat or Adjektiva
- Kata Keterangan or Adverbia
Verb
Verb is a word or group of words that expresses an action (such as eat), an event (such as happen) or a state (such as exist)
From this definition, we could understand that the verb is a form of an expression when somebody or something does an action, event, or state. However, a significant difference between English and Bahasa lies on the presence of "to be verbs" which are used in three features:
- for describing adjectives
- for describing noun
- for describing passive voice
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Create becomes Created and it changes into Created;
Determine becomes Determined and it changes into Determined
Adjective
The yellow car is made as a new product from the popular brand
Note that the word yellow, new, and popular are used to describe the condition of the car, product, and brand respectively. Furthermore, the yellow word for instance, modifies the word car into a car with a yellow colour. Be aware that, the use of adjectives is not affected by the number of the noun, in which whether it is singular or plural, no -s/-es is used, such as the following example:
The two yellow cars are released in addition to improve the popularity of the company.
The adjectives have different types, and they are qualitative adjectives, classifying adjectives, colour adjectives, feeling adjectives, -ing/ -ed adjectives, and compound adjectives.
Noun
A word that refers to a person (such as Budi or student), a place (such as Jakarta or town), or a thing, a quality or an activity (such as plant, sorrow or tennis)
In English language, the noun is divided into:
- Common noun
- Proper noun
- Concrete noun
- Abstract noun
- Collective noun
- Countable and uncountable nouns
Anger is the beginning source of a regret
This is an abstract noun, while for the countable and uncountable nouns are:
My mother baked me a slice of bread
These are the three fundamental of word classes. The understanding of these three words may lead us to formulate a sensical sentence which can be understood easily by the readers. In term of academic writing, exact, clear, and direct sentences are indicated by the proper use of verbs, adjectives and nouns.