Perhatikan perbedaan:
– penulisan
– kelas kata
– pengucapan
1. cloth
(uncountable noun)
= bahan pakaian, tekstil
– a jacket made from woolen cloth
– She works in the cloth trade.
– They used to export cotton cloth.
(countable noun)
= sepotong kain
– She wiped her face with a wet cloth.
– Is there a clean cloth for the table?
2. clothe
(verb)
= mengenakan pakaian, berpakaian
– She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.
– She was clothed in silk
(verb)
= menyediakan pakaian
– The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.
3. clothes
(plural noun)
= pakaian yang dikenakan
– She always wears beautiful clothes.
– He wore his best clothes to the interview.
‘clothes’ selalu dalam bentuk plural.
Jika ingin merujuk ke satu item pakaian tertentu, kita gunakan:
– a piece of clothing
– an item of clothing
| cloth |
| (1) bahan pakaian, tekstil (2) sepotong kain |
| a jacket made from woolen cloth |
| jaket yang terbuat dari bahan wol |
| She works in the cloth trade. |
| Dia bekerja di industri tekstil. |
| They used to export cotton cloth. |
| Mereka dulunya mengekspor bahan katun. |
| She wiped her face with a wet cloth. |
| Dia mengelap wajahnya dengan kain basah. |
| Is there a clean cloth for the table? |
| Apa ada kain bersih untuk mengelap meja? |
| clothe |
| (1) mengenakan pakaian, berpakaian (2) menyediakan pakaian |
| She clothed herself in the most expensive materials. |
| Dia berpakaian menggunakan bahan yang paling mahal. |
| She was clothed in silk. |
| Dia mengenakan pakaian dari sutra. |
| The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children. |
| Janda itu tidak punya cukup uang untuk memberi pakaian anak-anaknya. |
| clothes |
| pakaian yang dikenakan |
| She always wears beautiful clothes. |
| Dia selalu mengenakan pakaian yang indah. |
| He wore his best clothes to the interview. |
| Dia mengenakan pakaian terbaiknya untuk wawancara. |