Bagaimana pengunaan kata: accustom to dan get accustomed to, yang mempunyai arti terbiasa, yang seharusnya, menurut bahasa Ingggris yang baku, baik dan benar? Selengkapnya simak contoh-contoh dan pembahasannya berikut ini:
Indonesia: Saya mulai terbiasa terhadap cara hidup orang Indonesia.
Salah: I am beginning to accustom to the Indonesian way of live.
Benar: I am beginning to get accustomed to the Indonesian way of live.
Penjelasan: be/become/get/grow accustomed to something. = ’terbiasa terhadap sesuatu’
Contoh: Within a few minutes, my ayes had grown accustomed to the dark.
(Dalam beberapa menit, mata saya telah terbiasa dengan gelap”
Note: apart from in formal styles, most people prefer: be/become/get/grow used to = ‘terbiasa terhadap’
Contoh:
I am beginning to get used to the Indonesian way of live.
Indonesia: Saya mulai terbiasa terhadap cara hidup orang Indonesia.
Indonesia: Di tempat asal saya, kita tidak terbiasa terhadap melihat sebegitu banyak barang di toko-toko.
Incorrect: Where I come from, we are not accustomed to see so many things in the shops.
Correct: Where I come from, we are not accustomed to seeing so many things in the shops.
Explanation: be accustomed to, should be followed by verb +ing/(gerund), NOT: verb-1/(infinitive)
Example: He was accustomed to leading a little of luxury.
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