Definisi / Penjelasan
Kita menggunakan as ... as untuk mengatakan bahwa dua orang atau benda setara dalam suatu hal. Kita menggunakan not as ... as untuk mengatakan bahwa keduanya tidak setara. Adjective diletakkan di tengah: as tall as, as easy as, not as fast as. Struktur ini berbeda dari comparative seperti bigger atau more expensive. Struktur ini berguna ketika fokusnya pada kesetaraan atau perbedaan dalam kualitas yang sama.
Aturan Utama
- Bentuk: as + adjective + as.
- Bentuk negatif: not as + adjective + as.
- Jangan gunakan bentuk comparative seperti bigger di dalam struktur ini.
- Gunakan untuk membandingkan orang, benda, tempat, dan situasi.
- Dalam percakapan sehari-hari, kita sering memakai object pronouns setelah as: as tall as me, as fast as him.
Contoh
- She is as tall as me. - Dia setinggi saya.
- This bag is not as expensive as that one. - Tas ini tidak semahal yang itu.
- My room is as quiet as yours. - Kamar saya setenang kamarmu.
- He is not as busy as last week. - Dia tidak sesibuk minggu lalu.
- Today is as cold as yesterday. - Hari ini sedingin kemarin.
Kesalahan Umum
- ❌ She is as taller as me. -> ✅ She is as tall as me.
- ❌ This bag is not as expensive than that one. -> ✅ This bag is not as expensive as that one.
- ❌ My room is as quiet than yours. -> ✅ My room is as quiet as yours.