Bagaimana contoh kalimat polite request bahasa Inggris?
Polite request atau permohonan dengan tindak kesopanan berbahasa, adalah bentuk permohonan dengan memunculkan ungkapan-ungkapan seperti dapatkah kiranya ....? Bisakah ... ? Sudikah ... ? Tidak keberatankah ... ? dan lain-lain. Pembentukan pola polite request sama persis dengan pembentukan pola request, yang kemudian dirangkaikan dengan ungkapan-ungkapan:
Maukah ...?
- Will you please? / Will you please ...?
- Won’t you please? / Won’t you please ...?
Dapatkah ...? / Bisakah ...?
- Could you ..., please? / Could you please ...?
- Can you please?/ / Can you please ...?
Sudikah ...?
- Would you ..., please? / Would you please ...?
- Wouldn’t you ..., please? / Wouldn’t you please ... ?
Berkenankah ...?
- Would you like to please?
Keberatankah ...?
- Would you mind please?
Kata kerja/to be yang mengikuti ungkapan-ugkapan ini adalah bare infinitive (V1/be). Khusus ungkapan Would you mind ..., please?, kata kerja yang digunakan harus dalam bentuk V-ing dan atau being.
Contoh:
Maukah Anda pergi?
- Will you go, please? / Will you please go?
- Won’t you go, please? / Won’t you please go?
Bisakah Anda pergi?
- Could you go, please? / Could you please go?
- Can you go, please? / Can you please go?
Sudikah Anda pergi?
- Would you go, please? / Would you please go?
- Wouldn’t you go, please? / Wouldn’t you please go?
Berkenankah Anda pergi?
- Would you like to go, please?
Keberatankah Anda pergi?
- Would you mind going, please?
Keberatankah Anda untuk tidak pergi?
- Would you mind not going, please?
Maukah Anda bersabar?
- Will you be patient, please? / Will you please be patient?
- Won’t you be patient, please? / Won’t you please be patient?
Bisakah Anda bersabar?
- Could you be patient, please? / Could you please be patient?
- Can you be patient, please? / Can you please be patient?
Sudikah Anda bersabar?
- Would you be patient, please? / Would you please be patient?
- Wouldn’t you be patient, please? / Wouldn’t you please be patient?
Berkenankan Anda untuk bersabar?
- Would you like to be patient, please?
Keberatankah Anda untuk bersabar?
- Would you mind being patient, please?
Keberatankan Anda untuk tidak di sini?
- Would you mind not being here, please?