Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Balik kampung is wrong usage

Kata Kerja Tak Transitif (Intransitif Verbs) must be followed by suitable kata sendi nama (prepositions). Let us look at some sentences wrongly constructed when kata kerja tak transitif are used.

1 Saya tiada komen berkenaan perkara ini. [wrong]
Saya tiada komen berkenaan dengan perkara ini. [correct]
[I do not have any comment concerning this matter.]

2 Dia tinggal berhampiran sekolahnya. [wrong]
Dia tinggal berhampiran dengan sekolahnya. [correct]
[He lives near his school.]

3 Kami ingin berjumpa orang itu. [wrong]
Kami ingin berjumpa dengan orang itu. [correct]
[We wish to meet the man.]

4 Mereka sudah balik kampung masing-masing. [wrong]
Mereka sudah balik ke kampung masing-masing. [correct]
[They have gone back to their respective kampongs.]

5 Dia pulang rumahnya seorang diri. [wrong]
Dia pulang ke rumahnya seorang diri. [correct]
[he went back to his house alone.]