Noun (Part 2)

Hello we come again with "Noun" as our discussion. Previously we have learned Noun (Part 1) and now we will give you explanation "Noun Part 2". For further explanation let's check the following one.

As we explained previously Noun consists of two forms:

1. Concrete Noun

2. Abstract Noun

A. Concrete Noun 

Concrete Noun consists of Proper Noun, Common Noun, Material Noun, and Collective Noun.

1. Proper Noun (Kata Benda Nama Diri) 

Noun which is preceded by capital letter such as names of person, city, country, school, factory, and names of places.

Example: Mulyono; Cirebon; Indonesia; University of Indonesia, etc

2. Common Noun (Kata Benda Umum)

Example: Book; Teacher; Plane; Mountain, etc

3. Material Noun (Kata Benda Bahan Baku)

Example: Gold, Paint,Silver, Oil, etc

4. Collective Noun (Kata Benda Kolektif)

Noun which has plural meaning

Example: Family, Crew, Team, Division; Parliament; Committee; Class; Fleet, etc

B. Abstract Noun

We can form abstract noun from Verbs, Adjectives, and other words

1. The way to change Verbs become Abstract Noun:

a. Add "ment" to the Verbs:

Advertise: Mengiklankan  Advertisement: Iklan

Agree: Menyetujui  Agreement: Persetujuan

Entertain: Menghibur  Entertainment: Hiburan

b. Add "ion" to the Verbs:

Connect: Menghubungkan  Connection: Hubungan

Collect: Mengumpulkan  Collection: Kumpulan/Koleksi

Act: Berbuat  Action: Perbuatan/Aksi

c. Add "ation", "cation", "ition" to the Verbs:

Admire: mengagumi  Admiration: Kekaguman

Qualify: Memenuhi syarat  Qualification: Pemenuhan syarat

Compete: Bersaing  Competition: Persaingan

d. Add "ance" or "ence" to the Verbs:

Enter: Memasuki  Entrance: Jalan Masuk

Appear: Menampakkan Diri  Appearance: Penampakan Diri/Rupa

Differ: Membedakan  Difference: Perbedaan

e. Add "t" to the Verbs:

Complain: Mengeluh  Complaint: Keluhan

Contain: Berisi  Content: Isi

f. Add "y" to the Verbs:

Discover: Menemukan  Discovery: Penemuan

Deliver: Mengirimkan  Delivery: Pengiriman

2. The way to change Adjectives become Abstract Noun:

Add "ness" to the Adjectives

Good: Baik  Goodness: Kebaikan

Happy: Bahagia  Happiness: Kebahagiaan

Sad: Sedih  Sadness: Kesedihan

Polite: Sopan  Politeness: Kesopanan

and some Abstract Nouns from Adjectives:

Patient: Sabar  Patience: Kesabaran

Hot: Panas  Heat: Panasnya

Poor: Miskin  Poverty: Kemiskinan

Wise: Bijak  Wisdom: Kebijaksanaan

3. Abstract Nouns from Common Nouns:

Agent: Agen  Agency: Keagenan

Child: Anak  Childhood: Masa Kanak-kanak

Friend: Sahabat  Friendship: Persahabatan

That's for now, we continue the lesson about Noun later. Hopefully it will be useful although just a little. Thank you