Wish

Wish dalam Bahasa Inggris mempunyai beberapa arti dan makna. Di bawah ini akan kami jelaskan secara terperinci tentang jenis-jenis makna dan arti dari “wish”. Semoga penjelasan di bawah ini dapat membantu Anda dalam menggunakan kata “wish” secara baik dan tepat.
Kata wish sama artinya dengan ekspresi “would like”:
* I wish I had a big house = I would like to have a big house.
* I wish I had been there = I would like to have been there.
* I wish you would stop talking = I would like you to stop talking.
* I wish to see the manager = I would like to see the manager.
* I wish you a Merry Christmas = I would like you to have a Merry Christmas.
Fungsi utama dari kata “wish” adalah untuk mengekspresikan penyesalan.
* I wish (that) I weren’t here now.
* I wish (that) I didn’t have to go to school tomorrow.
* I wish (that) I had studied harder when I was at school.
Tenses yang mengikuti wish sama dengan second dan third conditionals. Kata that dapat dihilangkan dalam percakapan tidak resni.
Ekspresi wish … would digunakan untuk membicarakan tentang keinginan agar orang lain melakukan sesuatu:
* I wish you would tidy your room.
* I wish you wouldn’t always come home so late.
Dalam situasi tidak resmi, wish + (object) + infinitive dapat digunakan seperti pemakaian kata “want”:
* I wish to speak to the director.
* Do you wish me to serve refreshments, sir?
* Wish is also used in some fixed expressions:
* I/we wish you a Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year).
* I/we wish you well/all the best.