Pengertian Adverb of Frequency

Adverbial of frequency adalah adverb (kata keterangan) dan konstruksi lain (biasanya dalam
bentuk frasa) yang menyatakan seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa
terjadi.

How often, how frequently, dan how many times dapat digunakan untuk mengajukan
pertanyaan terkait adverb of frequency.

contoh kalimat adverbial of frequency dan Artinya

 A: How often do you go there?

(Seberapa sering kamu pergi ke sana?)
 B: Twice a month.
(Dua kali sebulan.)

Macam-Macam Adverb of Frequency

Adverb(ial) of frequency dapat dibedakan menjadi definite dan indefinite.

Adverb(ial) of definite frequency mendeskripsikan rentang waktu spesifik ketika suatu

kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi, sedangkan adverb of indefinite frequency tidak
mengungkapkan secara spesifik seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa
terjadi.

Contoh Adverbial of Frequency

Adverb of Definite Frequency

 yearly, annually (setiap tahun)

 monthly (setiap bulan)
 weekly (setiap minggu)
 daily (setiap hari)
 hourly (setiap jam)
 every second/minute/hour/year (setiap detik/menit/jam/tahun)
 once (sekali), once a minute/week/month (sekali semenit/seminggu/sebulan), once
every month (sekali setiap bulan)
 twice (dua kali), twice a day/week/month/year (dua kali
sehari/seminggu/sebulan/setahun)
 three times (tiga kali)

Adverb of Indefinite Frequency

 always, constantly (selalu/100%)

 usually, normally (biasanya)
 frequently, regularly
 often (sering)
  sometimes (kadang-kadang/50%)
 occasionally, infrequently, seldom (sekali-sekali/10-25%)
 rarely, hardly ever (jarang/1-10%)
 never (tidak pernah)

Posisi Adverbial of Frequency di dalam Kalimat

Adverb of frequency mungkin dapat menempati beberapa posisi di dalam kalimat, antara lain:

1. Sebelum verb (kata kerja), setelah verb be (menerangkan adjective),

dan diantara auxiliary verb dengan main verb berlaku untuk adverb of
frequency seperti:
 always
 usually
 often
 sometimes
 seldom
 rarely
 never

Contoh Kalimat Adverbial of Frequency dan Artinya

 I usually wake up at 4 a.m.
(Saya biasanya bangun jam 4 pagi.)
 He is always busy.
(Dia selalu sibuk.)
 It’s rarely used that way.
(Itu jarang digunakan dengan cara seperti itu.)

2. Di akhir kalimat berlaku untuk -ly adverb dan adverb of definite frequency secara
umum:
 yearly, annually
 monthly
 weekly
 daily
 hourly

di akhir/awal kalimat berlaku untuk:

 usually
 often
 frequently
 sometimes
 occasionally

tidak berlaku untuk:

 always
 ever
  rarely
 seldom
 never

namun always dan never dapat berada di awal kalimat ketika digunakan
pada imperative sentence.

Contoh Kalimat Adverbial of Frequency dan Artinya

 Our hotel towels were changed daily.
(Handuk hotel kami diganti setiap hari.)
 Sometimes I feel dizzy and off balance.
(Kadang-kadang saya merasa pusing dan tidak seimbang.)
 Never do that again.
(Jangan pernah melakukan itu lagi.)

Lebih Banyak Contoh Kalimat Adverbial of Frequency dan

Artinya
1. I always go to school by bus.
(Saya selalu ke sekolah naik bus.)
2. My mother often surprises me with her idea.
(Ibu saya sering mengejutkan dengan idenya.)
3. We meet frequently.
(Kami sering bertemu.)
4. I usually wake up at 4 a.m.
(Saya biasanya bangun jam 4 pagi.)
5. Everyone gets stressed out sometimes.
(Setiap orang terkadang merasa tertekan.)
6. The old man, her prospective father-in-law, is hardly ever home.
(Pria tua itu, calon bapak mertuanya, hampir tidak pernah di rumah.)
7. It’s seldom prescribed to patients by doctors.
(Itu jarang diresepkan ke pasien oleh dokter.)
8. He said that he rarely gets sick.
(Dia bilang dia jarang sakit.)
9. A friend of mine occasionally climbs a mountain and sleeps in a tent.
(Dia sekali-kali mendaki gunung dan tidur di tenda.)
10. Dita never takes offence at anything.
(Dita tidak pernah tersinggung terhadap apapun.)
11. I’ve only met her husband once.
(Saya hanya pernah bertemu suaminya sekali.)
12. I do exercise three times a week to become healthy and strong.
(Saya berlatih tiga kali seminggu untuk menjadi sehat dan kuat.)
Contoh Soal Adverbs of Frequency
Lengkapi kalimat di bawah ini dengan adverb of frequency yang
sesuai dengan informasi di dalam kurung.

1. Indonesia ……. (always, celebrate) its independence day

in August.

2. She …………..(never, be) ready when I pick her up.

3. The workers ……………..(seldom, be) late for work.

4. He ………….(often, feel) overly tired after eating.

5. I ………….(usually, double-check) my front door before leaving

for work.

6. Rafista ………..(never, drink) coffee in the morning.

7. The swimming pool ……..(rarely, be) busy, so I feel that I

have it.

8. We ……….(hardly ever, see) each other because of our

different routines.

9. How …………(often, do) you exercise? At least once a week.

Kunci jawaban

1. always celebrates
2. is never
3. are seldom
4. often feels
5. usually double-check
6. never drinks
7. is rarely
8. hardly ever see
9. often do