Makna About To

Apa itu about to? DAlam bahasa Inggris, 'about to' sering dianggap sebagai auxiliary karena sering berpasangan dengan 'to be'. Dalam hal ini, about to menjadi 'be about to'. Dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris about to selalu diikuti oleh bare infinitive alias kata kerja murni yang tidak dicampuri penanda plural 's' ataupun penanda verb lainnya.

Untuk memahami makna 'about to' atau 'be about to' mari kita sama-sama menyimak penjelasan Swan (2005: 3) berikut ini:

About + infinitive (with to) means 'going to very soon' 'just going to'. Not about to can mean 'unwilling to'.

About to bermakna 'akan segera' dan 'baru saja akan'. Sedang 'not about to' dapat berarti 'tidak berharap''tidak berniat'.

Contoh:

Don't go out now - We're about to have lunch. - Jangan pergi dulu, kita baru saja akan makan siang.
I was about to go to bed when the telephone rang. - Saya baru saja akan tidur ketika telpon bunyi.
I'm not about to pay 10 dollars for that dress. - Saya tidak berminat membayar 10 dolar untuk baju itu.


Swan, Michael. 2005. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press.

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