Meaning
Contoh penggunaan "end up" adalah ketika seseorang tidak merencanakan sesuatu, tetapi akhirnya tetap melakukannya. Misalnya, "I planned to stay home, but I ended up going to the party." Dalam kalimat ini, meskipun rencana awal adalah untuk tetap di rumah, akhirnya orang tersebut pergi ke pesta.
Ungkapan ini bisa digunakan dalam berbagai konteks, baik positif maupun negatif. Misalnya, "We got lost and ended up at a great restaurant," menunjukkan hasil yang positif meskipun awalnya tidak direncanakan.
Sebaliknya, dalam konteks negatif, "He didn't study and ended up failing the exam," menunjukkan bahwa karena tidak belajar, hasil akhirnya adalah gagal ujian.
Dengan memahami penggunaan "end up," Anda dapat lebih mudah menggambarkan bagaimana suatu situasi berkembang hingga mencapai keadaan akhir tertentu.
Today's Sentences
01
After weeks of traveling, we ended up in Amsterdam.
Situation
Where did you go on your trip?
Well, we were backpacking around Europe.
How fun!
After weeks of traveling, we ended up in Amsterdam.
02
She ended up as a music teacher.
Situation
How is your sister?
She’s doing well.
I remember she was studying literature.
Actually, she ended up as a music teacher.
She’s teaching at a private school in the city.
Dia mengajar di sekolah swasta di kota.
Writer's Note
"End up" is an intransitive and separable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive: "End up" does not take a direct object. It is used to describe an outcome or final situation without needing to act on an object.
Example
Correct: We ended up at the wrong restaurant.
Incorrect: We ended up the wrong restaurant. (This would be incorrect because there's no direct object.) - Separable: The verb end and the particle up can be separated in some contexts. However, in most cases, the particle up cannot be separated from end.
Example (separable): We ended our trip up in the mountains.
Example (inseparable): We ended up going to the beach.
Contoh
Benar: Kami ended up di restoran yang salah.
Salah: Kami ended up restoran yang salah. (Ini salah karena tidak ada objek langsung.)
Contoh (terpisah): Kami ended perjalanan kami up di pegunungan.
Contoh (tidak terpisah): Kami ended up pergi ke pantai.
Related words: Become, come to be, develop into, eventually be, eventually be, evolve, finish as, grow into, play out, turn out to be.
