GERUND

Gerund (Verb+ING berfungsi sebagai Noun

Gerund digunakan setelah kata-kata kerja tertentu:

Kata Kerja Tertentu	Contoh dalam Kalimat
Admit (Mengakui)	They admitted stealing the fruit.
Advise (menasihati)	My mom advised sleeping early.
Allow (mengizinkan)	Indonesia  doesn't allow smoking at hospitals.
Anticipate (mengharapkan)	I anticipated meeting my friends at the bus station.
Appreciate (Menghargai)	I appreciated you helping her.
Avoid (Menghindari)	Why did you avoid talking to me?
Begin (memulai)	I will begin learning Korean.
can't bear (tidak sanggup)	I can't bear seeing her life like this.
can't help (tidak bisa menahan)	We can't help laughing.
can't stand (tidak tahan)	I can't stand people smoking in the room.
Cease (berhenti)	The donors ceased providing free food.
Complete (selesai)	When will you complete translating the paper?
Continue (melanjutkan)	They continued working until late at night.
Delay (menunda)	I delayed paying electricity bills.
Deny (menyangkal)	He denied stealing the money.
Dislike (tidak suka)	Do you dislike working on Saturday?
don't mind (tidak berkeberatan)	She doesn’t mind telling you all about it.
Encourage (mendorong)	My wife often encourages drinking a lot of fresh water.
Enjoy (menikmati)	Do you enjoy swimming?
Finish (selesai)	They never finish working on time.
Forget (lupa)	I never forget meeting you in Bali.
Imagine(membayangkan)	I always imagine working abroad.
Involve (melibatkan)	This involves checking customers’ accounts.
Keep (terus)	She kept asking me about it.
Like (suka)	She likes reading novels at night.
Love (suka)	I love mountain-biking on weekends.
Mind (berkeberatan)	Do you mind opening the window?
Miss (kangen)	I miss living in Bogor.
need (perlu)	The floor needs cleaning every day.
neglect (lalai)	Never neglect doing your duty.
permit (membolehkan)	Indonesia will not permit smoking in public places.
Postpone (menunda)	John will postpone flying to Bali.
Practise (berlatih)	We will practise dancing here.
prefer (lebih suka)	I prefer drinking coffee without sugar
Propose (mengusulkan)	She proposed going to the beach.
Quit (berhenti)	You’d better quit smoking.
Recommend (menyarankan)	My dad recommended not selling the car.
regret (menyesal)	Tom regretted leaving earlier.
Remember (ingat)	I remember living in Cilegon.
Report (melaporkan)	He reported her stealing the money.
Resist (menolak, melawan)	He resisted asking for help.
Risk (beresiko)	He risked being caught.
start	He started studying harder.
stop	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
Suggest (menyarankan)	They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate	I tolerated her talking.
try	Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand	I understand his quitting.
urge (mendorong)	They urge recycling bottles and paper.

 

Disamping digunakan setelah kata kerja terntu di atas, Gerund juga digunakan setelah Preposition, Adjective+Preposition, Noun+Preposition, dan Verb+Preposition seperti sebagai berikut:

GERUND dIgunakan setelah PREPOSITION:

Prepositon	Arti	Contoh dalam kalimat
After	Setelah	After having lunch, I waited for the bus.
Before	Sebelum	Before going, make sure you have packed everything you need.
By	Dengan (cara)	He earns a living by busking.
On	(Segera) Setelah	On hearing the sad news, he kept silent.
In spite of	Meskipun	They failed in spite of trying several times.
Without	Tanpa	He has become rich without working hard.
GERUND AFTER ADJECTIVE+PREPOSITION
Afraid of	Takut akan	She is afraid of going alone at night.
Bad/good at	Buruk/ Baik dalam	You are really good at speaking English.
Angry about	Marah akan	He was angry about being left alone.
Accustomed to	Terbiasa dengan	I am accustomed to seeing this hobo in the park.
Ashamed of	Malu akan	John is ashamed of telling me that he is poor.
Crazy about	Tergila-gila akan	My son is crazy about studying in Australia.
Capable of	Mampu	He is capable of working under pressure.
Disappointed about	Kecewa akan	My mom was disappointed about knowing that I failed the test.
Certain about	Yakin bakal/ akan	I am always certain about meeting him again in the near future.
Concerned about	Risau akan	Mary is very concerned about choosing the right man as her future husband.
Excited about	Bergembira sekali akan	Nancy is excited about seeing her mother again.
Famous for	Terkenal	I am sure you will be famous for helping poor people.
Familiar with	Tidak asing lagi dengan	I am familiar with solving this problem.
Critical about	Kritis tentang	Her manager is very critical about spending money on transport.
Worried about	Khawatir akan	She’s always worried about making mistakes.
Keen on	Ingin sekali	She is keen on camping by the beach.
Fond of	Gemar	I am not fond of fishing.
Interested in	Tertarik	Aren’t you interested in cooking?
GERUND AFTER NOUN+PREPOSITION
Advantage of	Keuntungan dari	What’s the advantage of living in Jakarta?
Chance of	Kemungkinan akan	I’d have a better chance of getting a job in Bogor.
Difficulty in	Kesulitan dalam	She still has difficulty in getting help.
Hope of	Harapan	I still have a lot of hopes of winning the competition.
Way of	Cara	Do you have a new way of building a wall?
Method of	Metode untuk	Nancy has a simpler method of solving the problem more quickly.
GERUND AFTER VERB+PREPOSITION
Apologize for	Meminta maaf karena	John apologized for coming late.
Concentrate on	Fokus pada	Do you concentrate on biking or jogging?
Look forward to	Sangat berharap	I am looking forward to seeing you again.
Decide against	Memutuskan untuk tidak	You’d better decide against dating her.
Get used to	Membiasakan diri untuk	You must get used to living in this condition.
Feel like	Ingin	Do you feel like going to bed early?
Insist on	Bersikeras untuk	My daughters insisted on having dinner outside.
Importance of	Pentingnya	I understand the importance of having communication with the community.

 

FUNGSI GERUND DALAM KALIMAT

Sebagai Subjek/Pokok Kalimat

·         Reading novels used to be my spare time activity. (Membaca novel pernah menjadi kegiatan waktu senggang saya.) Kata kata yang digarisbawahi adalah gerund sebagai subjek.

·         Jogging in the park in the morning will keep you fit. (Olahraga jogging di taman di pagi hari akan membuat Anda fit.)

·         Swimming and dancing are good exercises for your health. (Berenang dan dansa adalah olahrga yang baik untuk kesehatan Anda.)

Jika kita perhatikan Gerund sebagai subjet tidak selalu berdiri sendiri tapi diikuti oleh kata lain seperti pada “Reading novels, Jogging in the park…… dan lainnya”. Dalam contoh ini Gerund sebagai subjek yang diikuti kata-kata lain disebut Gerund Phrase.

Gerund sebagai Subject Complement

·         What I want to do next is knowing where they are right now.  (Apa yang ingin saya lakukan berikutnya adalah mengetahui dimana mereka sekarang.)

·         Nancy’s hobbies are cooking, singing, and riding a bike. (Hobi Nancy adalah memasak, bernyanyi, dan naik sepeda.)

·         Nindya’s favorite sport is climbing. (Olahraga favorit Nindya adalah mendaki.)