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to: movement & direction

to: gerak & arah

to = an arrow toward a destination.

to = panah menuju tujuan.

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'to' draws an arrow from you to a destination. 'to' menggambar panah dari kamu ke tujuan.

Rules Aturan

  • to
    Movement toward a destination Gerak menuju tujuan
    go to Ubud, walk to school, give it to me pergi ke Ubud, jalan ke sekolah, berikan ke saya
  • ∅
    No 'to' with home, here, there Tanpa 'to' untuk home, here, there
    go home, come here, go there pulang, ke sini, ke sana
  • at
    arrive in a place / at a point (not 'to') arrive in tempat / at titik (bukan 'to')
    arrive in Bali, arrive at the airport tiba di Bali, tiba di bandara

One Indonesian word, several English ones Satu kata ID, beberapa preposisi

  • 🇮🇩 ke

    • to go to the market
    • ∅ go home (no 'to')

    'ke' biasanya → to, tapi 'ke rumah/sini/sana' → go home / come here / go there tanpa 'to'.

Common mistakes Kesalahan umum

  • ✗ I go to home.
    ✓ I go home.

    'home' tanpa 'to'.

  • ✗ Come to here.
    ✓ Come here.

    'here' tanpa 'to'.

  • ✗ We arrived to Bali.
    ✓ We arrived in Bali.

    'arrive in' untuk tempat besar.

  • ✗ I came for see you.
    ✓ I came to see you.

    Tujuan + kata kerja → to + verb.

  • ✗ Go to there.
    ✓ Go there.

    'there' tanpa 'to'.

Fixed phrases to memorise Frasa untuk dihafal

  • go to work
  • go home
  • come here
  • get to school
  • give it to me
  • walk to the beach

Quick check Cek cepat

  1. Every day I go ___ work by ojek.

    Tiap hari saya ___ kerja naik ojek.

  2. It's late. Let's go ___ home.

    Sudah malam. Ayo ___ pulang.

  3. The plane ___ in Jakarta at noon.

    Pesawat ___ di Jakarta siang.

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