There Is – There Are: Penggunaan dalam Kalimat

Dalam bahasa Inggris, “there is” dan “there are” digunakan untuk menyatakan keberadaan sesuatu di suatu tempat. Struktur ini sangat umum digunakan dalam percakapan sehari-hari maupun penulisan. Memahami penggunaannya dengan benar akan membantu Anda mengekspresikan keberadaan orang, benda, atau tempat dengan tepat.

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Kosakata Utama

Kata	Part of Speech	Arti	Contoh
there is	phrase	ada (tunggal)	There is a cat in the room.
there are	phrase	ada (jamak)	There are two cats in the room.
singular	noun	tunggal	one cat
plural	noun	jamak	two cats
contracted	adjective	bentuk singkat	There’s = There is
affirmative	adjective	positif (pernyataan)	There is a book.
negative	adjective	negatif	There is not a book.

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Perbedaan Utama: There Is vs There Are

Struktur	Penggunaan	Contoh
there is	Untuk benda tunggal (singular)	There is a cat in the room.
there are	Untuk benda jamak (plural)	There are two cats in the room.

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Kalimat Positif (Affirmative Sentences)

There Is untuk Tunggal

Pola: There is + a/an + singular noun + place

Kalimat	Terjemahan	Keterangan
There is a cat in the room.	Ada seekor kucing di ruangan.	Benda tunggal
There is an apple on the table.	Ada sebuah apel di meja.	Benda tunggal
There is a book in my bag.	Ada sebuah buku di tasku.	Benda tunggal
There is water in the glass.	Ada air di gelas.	Kata tidak dapat dihitung (uncountable)

There Are untuk Jamak

Pola: There are + plural noun + place

Kalimat	Terjemahan	Keterangan
There are two cats in the room.	Ada dua kucing di ruangan.	Benda jamak
There are many books on the shelf.	Ada banyak buku di rak.	Benda jamak
There are five students in the class.	Ada lima siswa di kelas.	Benda jamak
There are some apples in the fridge.	Ada beberapa apel di kulkas.	Benda jamak

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Kalimat Negatif (Negative Sentences)

Ada dua cara untuk membentuk kalimat negatif dengan “there is” dan “there are”.

There Is Not / There Is No

Pola	Contoh	Terjemahan
There is not + a/an + noun	There is not a cat in the room.	Tidak ada kucing di ruangan.
There isn’t + a/an + noun	There isn’t a cat in the room.	Tidak ada kucing di ruangan.
There is no + noun	There is no cat in the room.	Tidak ada kucing di ruangan.

There Are Not / There Are No

Pola	Contoh	Terjemahan
There are not + plural noun	There are not two cats in the room.	Tidak ada dua kucing di ruangan.
There aren’t + plural noun	There aren’t two cats in the room.	Tidak ada dua kucing di ruangan.
There are no + plural noun	There are no cats in the room.	Tidak ada kucing di ruangan.

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Kalimat Tanya (Questions)

Untuk membentuk pertanyaan, “is” atau “are” dipindahkan ke depan “there”.

Pertanyaan dengan There Is

Pola: Is there + a/an + singular noun + place?

Kalimat	Terjemahan	Jawaban
Is there a cat in the room?	Apakah ada kucing di ruangan?	Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Is there a book on the table?	Apakah ada buku di meja?	Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Is there any water in the bottle?	Apakah ada air di botol?	Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

Pertanyaan dengan There Are

Pola: Are there + plural noun + place?

Kalimat	Terjemahan	Jawaban
Are there two cats in the room?	Apakah ada dua kucing di ruangan?	Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
Are there any students in the class?	Apakah ada siswa di kelas?	Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
Are there many books on the shelf?	Apakah ada banyak buku di rak?	Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

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Tabel Ringkas: Semua Bentuk Kalimat

Jenis Kalimat	Tunggal (Singular)	Jamak (Plural)
Positif	There is a cat.	There are two cats.
Negatif (not)	There is not a cat. / There isn’t a cat.	There are not two cats. / There aren’t two cats.
Negatif (no)	There is no cat.	There are no cats.
Pertanyaan	Is there a cat?	Are there two cats?
Jawaban Positif	Yes, there is.	Yes, there are.
Jawaban Negatif	No, there isn’t.	No, there aren’t.

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Bentuk Singkat (Contracted Forms)

There’s untuk There Is

“There is” dapat disingkat menjadi “there’s”. Bentuk singkat ini umum digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris lisan dan penulisan informal.

Bentuk Lengkap	Bentuk Singkat	Contoh
There is	There’s	There’s a cat in the room.
There is not	There’s not / There isn’t	There’s not a cat in the room.

Tidak Ada Bentuk Singkat untuk There Are

PENTING: “There are” tidak memiliki bentuk singkat. Bentuk “there’re” tidak digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris yang benar.

Benar	Salah	Keterangan
There are two cats.	There’re two cats.	“There’re” tidak digunakan

Tidak Menggunakan Bentuk Singkat dalam Pertanyaan

Dalam kalimat tanya, jangan gunakan bentuk singkat.

Benar	Salah
Is there a cat?	Isn’t there a cat? (untuk pertanyaan biasa)
Are there two cats?	Aren’t there two cats? (untuk pertanyaan biasa)

Catatan: Bentuk “Isn’t there…?” dan “Aren’t there…?” digunakan untuk pertanyaan negatif yang memiliki makna khusus, bukan sebagai bentuk singkat biasa.

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Catatan: There’s dengan Kata Benda Jamak

Dalam bahasa Inggris informal yang diucapkan (spoken English), Anda mungkin mendengar “there’s” digunakan dengan kata benda jamak. Namun, ini tidak benar secara tata bahasa.

Bentuk	Status	Contoh
There’s two cats in the room.	Tidak benar secara gramatikal	(Sering terdengar dalam percakapan informal)
There are two cats in the room.	Benar	Ini yang seharusnya digunakan

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Penggunaan dalam Konteks Berbeda

Menyatakan Keberadaan Benda

Konteks	Contoh Kalimat
Di ruangan	There is a sofa in the living room.
Di meja	There are some books on the desk.
Di dapur	There is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
Di taman	There are many flowers in the garden.

Menyatakan Keberadaan Orang

Konteks	Contoh Kalimat
Di kelas	There are twenty students in the class.
Di kantor	There is a manager in the office.
Di rumah	There are three people in my family.
Di pesta	There were many guests at the party.

Menyatakan Keberadaan Tempat

Konteks	Contoh Kalimat
Di kota	There is a hospital in this town.
Di dekat sini	There are two schools near here.
Di negara itu	There are many beaches in Indonesia.

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There Is/There Are dengan Uncountable Nouns

Untuk kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (uncountable nouns), gunakan “there is”.

Uncountable Noun	Contoh Kalimat
water	There is water in the bottle.
money	There is some money in my wallet.
time	There is no time left.
coffee	There is coffee in the cup.
rice	There is rice on the plate.

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Kesalahan Umum

Salah	Benar	Penjelasan
There are a cat in the room.	There is a cat in the room.	“A cat” = tunggal, gunakan “there is”.
There is two cats in the room.	There are two cats in the room.	“Two cats” = jamak, gunakan “there are”.
There’re many books here.	There are many books here.	“There’re” tidak digunakan.
Is there cats in the room?	Are there cats in the room?	“Cats” = jamak, gunakan “are there”.
Is there a cats?	Is there a cat? / Are there cats?	Gunakan “a” dengan tunggal, tanpa “a” dengan jamak.
There’s many people here.	There are many people here.	“Many people” = jamak, gunakan “there are”.

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Latihan Singkat

A. Pilih there is atau there are:

1. __ a book on the table.
2. __ two pens in my bag.
3. __ many students in the classroom.
4. __ a computer in the room.
5. __ some water in the glass.
6. __ three apples in the basket.
7. __ a hospital near my house.
8. __ many cars in the parking lot.

B. Ubah menjadi kalimat negatif:

1. There is a cat in the room. → _____
2. There are two books on the desk. → _____
3. There is a pen in my bag. → _____
4. There are five students in the library. → _____

C. Ubah menjadi kalimat tanya:

1. There is a restaurant near here. → _____
2. There are many people in the park. → _____
3. There is a bank in this street. → _____
4. There are some shops in the mall. → _____

D. Terjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris:

1. Ada sebuah buku di meja.
2. Ada banyak siswa di kelas.
3. Tidak ada kucing di rumah ini.
4. Apakah ada restoran di dekat sini?
5. Tidak ada air di gelas.

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Kunci Jawaban:

A. Pilih there is atau there are:

1. There is (a book = tunggal)
2. There are (two pens = jamak)
3. There are (many students = jamak)
4. There is (a computer = tunggal)
5. There is (water = uncountable)
6. There are (three apples = jamak)
7. There is (a hospital = tunggal)
8. There are (many cars = jamak)

B. Ubah menjadi kalimat negatif:

1. There is not a cat in the room. / There isn’t a cat in the room. / There is no cat in the room.
2. There are not two books on the desk. / There aren’t two books on the desk. / There are no books on the desk.
3. There is not a pen in my bag. / There isn’t a pen in my bag. / There is no pen in my bag.
4. There are not five students in the library. / There aren’t five students in the library. / There are no students in the library.

C. Ubah menjadi kalimat tanya:

1. Is there a restaurant near here?
2. Are there many people in the park?
3. Is there a bank in this street?
4. Are there any shops in the mall?

D. Terjemahan:

1. There is a book on the table.
2. There are many students in the class.
3. There is no cat in this house. / There isn’t a cat in this house.
4. Is there a restaurant near here?
5. There is no water in the glass. / There isn’t any water in the glass.

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Tips Penggunaan

Perhatikan jumlah benda: Jika tunggal (satu, a/an), gunakan “there is”. Jika jamak (dua, banyak, beberapa), gunakan “there are”.

Bentuk singkat: “There’s” hanya untuk “there is”. Tidak ada bentuk singkat untuk “there are”.

Uncountable nouns: Untuk kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung seperti water, money, time, coffee, gunakan “there is”.

Pertanyaan: Pindahkan “is/are” ke depan “there” untuk membentuk pertanyaan. Contoh: “Is there…?” “Are there…?”

Jawaban singkat: Gunakan “Yes, there is/are” atau “No, there isn’t/aren’t” untuk menjawab pertanyaan.

Tips cepat:

• Tunggal = there is
• Jamak = there are
• Tidak dapat dihitung = there is
• Bentuk singkat hanya there’s = there is