✂️ 110+ Contractions dalam Bahasa Inggris: Arti, Contoh, dan Penggunaan Lengkap

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Hello Simplifiers! 👋 Pernah dengar kata “don’t”, “I’m”, atau “you’ve”? Nah, itu namanya contraction!

Contraction adalah bagian penting dalam spoken English dan tulisan informal. Kalau kamu ingin terdengar lebih natural seperti native speaker, maka menguasai contractions adalah kunci!

Di artikel ini, kamu akan belajar:
✅ Apa itu contraction
✅ Kenapa contractions penting
✅ 110+ daftar lengkap contractions (dengan arti & contoh)
✅ Cara menggunakannya secara tepat
✅ Tips & catatan penting

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🧠 Apa Itu Contraction?

Contraction adalah bentuk singkat dari dua kata yang digabungkan dengan menghilangkan satu atau beberapa huruf, lalu diganti dengan apostrophe (’).

Contoh:

• I am → I’m
• Do not → don’t
• He will → he’ll

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❓ Kenapa Harus Pakai Contractions?

1. Lebih alami dalam percakapan
   ➤ Native speaker selalu menggunakannya.
2. Bikin kalimat lebih singkat dan cepat diucapkan
   ➤ “I’m gonna go now.” lebih cepat dari “I am going to go now.”
3. Penting untuk listening & speaking fluency

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🔠 110+ Contractions Lengkap (Arti + Contoh)

🔹 1. Contractions dengan to be

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
I’m	I am	Saya adalah	I’m happy. (Saya senang.)
You’re	You are	Kamu adalah	You’re amazing.
He’s	He is/has	Dia (laki) adalah/sudah	He’s here. / He’s gone.
She’s	She is/has	Dia (perempuan) adalah/sudah	She’s kind. / She’s arrived.
It’s	It is/has	Itu adalah/sudah	It’s raining. / It’s broken.
We’re	We are	Kita adalah	We’re ready.
They’re	They are	Mereka adalah	They’re waiting.

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🔹 2. Contractions dengan have/has

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
I’ve	I have	Saya sudah/memiliki	I’ve finished. / I’ve a new bag.
You’ve	You have	Kamu sudah	You’ve done a good job.
We’ve	We have	Kita sudah	We’ve eaten lunch.
They’ve	They have	Mereka sudah	They’ve arrived.
He’s	He has	Dia sudah	He’s gone to school.
She’s	She has	Dia sudah	She’s finished her work.
It’s	It has	Itu sudah	It’s been raining all day.

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🔹 3. Contractions dengan will

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
I’ll	I will	Saya akan	I’ll call you later.
You’ll	You will	Kamu akan	You’ll love this.
He’ll	He will	Dia akan	He’ll be fine.
She’ll	She will	Dia akan	She’ll come tomorrow.
It’ll	It will	Itu akan	It’ll be okay.
We’ll	We will	Kita akan	We’ll help you.
They’ll	They will	Mereka akan	They’ll join us.

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🔹 4. Contractions dengan would

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
I’d	I would/had	Saya akan/sudah	I’d go if I could. / I’d seen her.
You’d	You would/had	Kamu akan/sudah	You’d better go now. / You’d done it.
He’d	He would/had	Dia akan/sudah	He’d help if asked.
She’d	She would/had	Dia akan/sudah	She’d left already.
It’d	It would/had	Itu akan/sudah	It’d be easier with help.
We’d	We would/had	Kita akan/sudah	We’d go earlier.
They’d	They would/had	Mereka akan/sudah	They’d been here.

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🔹 5. Contractions dengan not (Negatif)

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
don’t	do not	tidak	I don’t like coffee.
doesn’t	does not	tidak	She doesn’t care.
didn’t	did not	tidak	We didn’t go there.
isn’t	is not	bukan/tidak	He isn’t here.
aren’t	are not	tidak	They aren’t ready.
wasn’t	was not	tidak	It wasn’t easy.
weren’t	were not	tidak	We weren’t invited.
can’t	cannot	tidak bisa	I can’t swim.
couldn’t	could not	tidak bisa	He couldn’t believe it.
won’t	will not	tidak akan	I won’t go.
wouldn’t	would not	tidak akan	She wouldn’t agree.
shouldn’t	should not	tidak seharusnya	You shouldn’t lie.
mustn’t	must not	tidak boleh	You mustn’t be late.
hasn’t	has not	belum	She hasn’t called me.
haven’t	have not	belum	I haven’t finished yet.
hadn’t	had not	belum	They hadn’t met.

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🔹 6. Contractions Lain yang Umum

Contraction	Kata Asli	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
let’s	let us	ayo kita	Let’s go to the park.
what’s	what is/has	apa/apa yang telah	What’s going on? / What’s he done?
who’s	who is/has	siapa/sudah	Who’s that? / Who’s left?
where’s	where is/has	di mana/sudah	Where’s my phone?
there’s	there is/has	ada/sudah	There’s a problem.
here’s	here is	ini dia	Here’s your book.
that’s	that is/has	itu/sudah	That’s great! / That’s gone.
how’s	how is/has	bagaimana/sudah	How’s your day?

 

🔥 Informal / Slang Contractions (Wanna, Gonna, Gotta, dll)

Jenis contraction ini nggak selalu gramatikal secara formal, tapi sangat umum dipakai dalam percakapan sehari-hari, film, musik, dan budaya pop.

Kita bakal bahas arti, bentuk asli, dan contoh penggunaannya ya!

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🧨 1. Wanna = Want to

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
I want to eat.	I wanna eat.	Aku mau makan.
Do you want to come?	Wanna come?	Mau ikut?

⚠️ Wanna tidak bisa digunakan kalau setelahnya ada objek langsung (contoh: “I want a car” = ❌ “I wanna a car” → salah!)

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🧨 2. Gonna = Going to

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
I’m going to sleep.	I’m gonna sleep.	Aku mau tidur.
He’s going to call you.	He’s gonna call you.	Dia bakal telepon kamu.

Digunakan untuk future plans / intentions.

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🧨 3. Gotta = Got to / Have got to

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
I’ve got to go.	I gotta go.	Aku harus pergi.
You have got to see this!	You gotta see this!	Kamu harus lihat ini!

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🧨 4. Lemme = Let me

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
Let me help you.	Lemme help you.	Biar aku bantu.
Let me see.	Lemme see.	Coba aku lihat.

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🧨 5. Gimme = Give me

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
Give me a chance.	Gimme a chance.	Kasih aku kesempatan.
Give me that!	Gimme that!	Kasih itu!

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🧨 6. Ain’t = Am not / Is not / Are not / Has not / Have not

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
I am not ready.	I ain’t ready.	Aku belum siap.
She is not coming.	She ain’t coming.	Dia nggak datang.

⚠️ Ain’t sangat informal, dan kadang dianggap tidak gramatikal, tapi sangat umum di musik, film, dan percakapan sehari-hari.

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🧨 7. Dunno = Don’t know

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
I don’t know.	I dunno.	Aku nggak tahu.
She doesn’t know.	She dunno.	Dia nggak tahu.

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🧨 8. Whatcha = What are you / What do you

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
What are you doing?	Whatcha doing?	Lagi ngapain?
What do you want?	Whatcha want?	Mau apa?

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🧨 9. Coulda / Woulda / Shoulda

Contraction	Bentuk Asli	Arti
Coulda	Could have	Seharusnya bisa
Woulda	Would have	Seharusnya akan
Shoulda	Should have	Seharusnya

Contoh:

• I coulda won the game. = Seharusnya aku bisa menang.
• You shoulda told me. = Kamu seharusnya bilang.
• I woulda helped you. = Aku bakal bantu kalau bisa.

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🧨 10. Y’all = You all

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
You all need to listen.	Y’all need to listen.	Kalian semua harus dengar.
Are you all ready?	Y’all ready?	Kalian siap?

⚠️ Umum di dialek Amerika Selatan (Southern U.S. English)

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🧨 11. C’mon = Come on

Kalimat Formal	Contraction	Arti
Come on, let’s go!	C’mon, let’s go!	Ayo dong, kita pergi!
C’mon, don’t be shy.	—	Ayo, jangan malu-malu.

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🧨 12. O’clock = Of the clock

Contoh	Arti
It’s 3 o’clock.	Searang jam 3.
I’ll meet you at 8 o’clock.	Aku ketemu kamu jam 8.

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🧨 13. Y’know = You know

Contoh	Arti
He’s funny, y’know?	Dia lucu, lho.
I mean… y’know what I mean?	Maksudku… kamu ngerti kan?

 

🧾 Catatan Penting:

• Formal writing seperti laporan bisnis, akademik, atau email resmi biasanya tidak memakai contractions.
  ➤ Tulis lengkap: do not, cannot, it is, dst.
• Contractions sangat penting di percakapan lisan dan tulisan kasual.
  ➤ Chat, email santai, story telling, speaking test, dll.

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🧠 Tips Cepat Memahami Contractions:

1. Biasakan dengar dialog native (film, podcast, series)
2. Latih membaca dan menulis dengan contractions
3. Jangan bingung antara:
• It’s (it is/has) vs its (kata milik)
• They’re vs there vs their

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🗣️ Latihan: Ganti Kalimat Ini dengan Bentuk Contraction

1. I am tired → __________
2. He is not here → __________
3. They have finished → __________
4. We are ready → __________
5. She would help → __________
6. It is cold → __________
7. You will love it → __________
8. I did not know → __________

Jawaban:

1. I’m tired
2. He isn’t here
3. They’ve finished
4. We’re ready
5. She’d help
6. It’s cold
7. You’ll love it
8. I didn’t know

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✅ Penutup: Kuasai Contractions = Kuasai Percakapan!

Contractions bikin bahasa Inggris jadi lebih alami, luwes, dan cepat dipahami. Setelah belajar 110+ contractions di atas, sekarang kamu punya bekal kuat untuk meningkatkan kemampuan speaking dan listening kamu.

Ingat ya Simplifiers:

“I will learn English.” kedengarannya bagus.
Tapi “I’ll learn English.” kedengarannya lebih natural! 😉

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