Dulu sempat kuliah Sastra Inggris rasanya kurang afdol ya kalau ilmunya tidak dibagikan. Mumpung longgar nih, yuk coba kita belajar tentang penggunaan kata. Kali ini saya coba pilih sedikit menjelaskan tentang cara menggunakan Maybe dan Perhaps.
Kata maybe dan perhaps memiliki arti yang sama. Dalam bahasa Inggris British, keduanya umum. Maybe lebih disukai dalam gaya informal. Perhaps sedikit lebih formal. Baik maybe dan perhaps bisa di awal kalimat.
Contoh penggunaan perhaps dan maybe :
- Maybe she will come. OR Perhaps she will come.
- Maybe she didn’t recognize you. OR Perhaps she didn’t recognize you.
- King Lear is perhaps the greatest of Shakespeare’s plays.
Tetapi dalam bahasa Inggris Amerika, perhaps tidak terlalu umum. Bahkan, dianggap agak formal. Perhaps adalah kata keterangan. Ini dapat digunakan untuk mengubah seluruh kalimat.
Contoh penggunaan perhaps :
- Perhaps you are right.
- Perhaps we have met before.
Bagaimana? Sampai sini apakah kamu bisa membedakannya? Mari kita belajar bahasa Inggris bersama melalui artikel ini. Perhaps juga bisa digunakan sebagai kata kerja biasa. Dalam hal ini, ini diletakkan sebelum angka.
Contoh penggunaannya :
- He was perhaps 80.
Perhaps digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa dia tidak yakin tentang sesuatu.
Contoh penggunaanya :
- He was perhaps drunk. (I am not sure, but I have got this feeling that he was drunk.)
- She is perhaps not interested in the offer.
- She is perhaps the oldest among them.
- It is perhaps not a good idea for a ten-year-old to be active on Facebook.
Perhaps juga digunakan saat Anda menebak angka.
Contoh penggunaanya :
- There were perhaps ten boys in the group.
Perhaps dapat digunakan saat Anda memberikan saran / permintaan dengan sopan atau memberi nasihat.
Contoh penggunaanya :
- She doesn’t look well – perhaps she should see a doctor.
- Perhaps we could all go out and watch a movie.
- The most talented player in the team.
Itulah sedikit pembagian dan penjelasan tentang cara menggunakan maybe dan perhaps. Apabila teman-teman masih ada yang perlu ditanyakan silahkan tulis di kolom komentar.
