20 not really understand the use of these prepositions of time, they would certainly
make many errors in using such prepositions.
2. Indonesian Prepositions di, pada, dalam, and di atas
In this section, the writer wants to give some explanations about Indonesian prepositions di, pada, dalam, and di atas, which indicates place and time. Further
explanations of Indonesian prepositions di, pada, dalam,and di atas are explained as follows.
a. Indonesian Preposition di
According to Ramlan 1980: 65, preposition di as preposition of place is used to indicate position of a certain thing. It usually precedes a noun which
contains an idea of place adverb of place, as seen in examples Ledakan bom atom pertama diperingati di Hiroshima and Sekitar 25.000 pasukannya berada di
medan perang. According to Chaer 1988: 27, preposition di is also used to show where a
certain article is written in newspapers, magazines, and books. In this category, preposition di could be replaced by prepositions dalam, for examples Berita itu
dimuat di majalah TEMPO could be replaced by Berita itu dimuat dalam majalah TEMPOand Makna kata itu dapat kamu cari di kamus could be
replaced by Makna kata itu dapat kamu cari dalam kamus. Ramlan 1980: 66 also states that preposition di is also used to indicate a
certain time. The use of preposition di in this category is similar to preposition
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21 pada, for example Seorang gadis berkuda di pagi hari could be replaced by
Seorang gadis berkuda pada pagi hari.
b. Indonesian Preposition pada
According to Ramlan 1980: 91, this preposition is used to signify a location, which does not show the exact place. In this category, the use of
preposition pada could be replaced by preposition di, as seen in examples Suaminya bekerja pada Departemen Luar Negeri could be replaced by Suaminya
bekerja di Departemen Luar Negeri and Perasaan gembira masih terbayang pada wajahnya could be replaced by Perasaan gembira masih terbayang di
wajahnya. The use of preposition pada here is to indicate position on a surface
Ramlan, 1980: 92, as seen in examples Ia mencatat sesuatu pada kartu yang diambilnya dari sebuah lemari and Perkiraan ini diperkuat dengan adanya
sobekan tusukan pisau pada beberapa bagian tubuh korban. Preposition pada is also used in front of a pronoun, for example in the
sentence Pada orang itu terdapat sifat-sifat yang patut dijadikan contoh teladan. Although the use of preposition pada has the similarity with preposition di, in this
category, preposition di is never preceded by a pronoun. Followed by a word or phrase indicating time, preposition pada is used to indicate the time of an event
Ramlan, 1980: 93, as seen in examples Dia dilahirkan pada tahun 1914 di Semarang and Serangan ini terjadi pada pukul 11.15 waktu setempat.
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c. Indonesian Preposition dalam
