STATIVE VERB vs DYNAMIC VERB

 

Stative Verb adalah kata kerja keadaan yang menunjukkan kondisi, perasaan, kepemilikan, pikiran, atau panca indra.

📘 Ciri khas stative verb : 

Menunjukkan state of being (keadaan), bukan aktivitas.

Tidak digunakan dalam bentuk Continuous (V-ing).

Biasanya menggambarkan emosi, pikiran, kepemilikan, atau pancaindra. 

Jenis-jenis Stative Verb

🧠 a. Verb of Thinking (pikiran)

know, believe, understand, remember, forget, mean, think* (jika bermakna “berpendapat”)

Contoh : 

I know the answer.

She believes in herself.

❌ I am knowing the answer. (salah)

💓 b. Verb of Feeling (perasaan)

Love, like, hate, prefer, need, want, hope, fear

Contoh:

I love chocolate.

❌ I am loving chocolate. (tidak baku, kecuali ekspresi iklan seperti “I’m loving it.”)

👀 c. Verb of Senses (indra)

see, hear, smell, taste, feel

Contoh:

I see your point.

This soup tastes good.

❌ I am seeing your point. (salah)

🏠 d. Verb of Possession (kepemilikan)

have, own, belong, possessive

Contoh:

She has a cat.

❌ She is having a cat. (salah → have di sini bukan “makan/minum”)

💬 e. Verb of Being (keadaan)

be, seem, appear, consist of

Contoh: 

He is kind

It seems difficult.

Dynamic Verb (Kata Kerja Aksi) adalah Menunjukkan kegiatan atau tindakan yang bisa dilihat atau diukur.

📘 Ciri-ciri

Menunjukkan aksi nyata atau kegiatan fisik/mental yang sedang dilakukan.

Bisa digunakan dalam bentuk Continuous (V-ing)

💡 Contoh:

eat --->  makan ---> She is eating right now.

write  ---> menulis ---> They write essays every day.

run --->  berlari ---> He is running fast.

study ---> belajar --->  I am studying English.

speak ---> berbicara --->  She is speaking with her teacher.

Verb yang bisa menjadi stative verb atau dynamic verb

Verb	Arti sebagai Stative	Arti sebagai Dynamic	Contoh
think	berpendapat	berpikir (sedang memikirkan)	I think you’re right. / I am thinking about the test.
have	memiliki	melakukan (aktivitas)	I have a car. / I am having lunch.
see	melihat	bertemu	I see a bird. / I am seeing my doctor today.
look	tampak	melihat (aksi)	You look tired. / He is looking at the stars.
feel	merasa (emosi)	merasakan (fisik)	I feel sad. / She is feeling the fabric.