Meaning
- To keep happening or to keep doing something.
- To take place or for something to be happening.
- For something like a machine, event, or performance to keep running or existing.
Today's Sentences
01
Go on, give it a try!
Situation
I don’t think I can sing in front of everyone.
Saya tidak yakin bisa menyanyi di depan semua orang.
Of course you can.
Go on and give it a try!
Tentu saja kamu bisa.
Lanjutkan dan coba saja!
Lanjutkan dan coba saja!
But what if I mess up?
Tapi bagaimana jika saya melakukan kesalahan?
Then laugh it off and keep singing anyway.
Kemudian tertawalah dan terus bernyanyi saja.
02
How much longer can it go on?
Situation
This meeting is taking forever.
Pertemuan ini berlangsung sangat lama.
I know.
It feels like three hours already.
Saya tahu.
Rasanya sudah seperti tiga jam.
Rasanya sudah seperti tiga jam.
How much longer can it go on?
Berapa lama lagi ini bisa berlangsung?
I have no idea but I definitely need a break.
Saya tidak tahu, tetapi saya benar-benar butuh istirahat.
Writer's Note
"Go on" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown and look closely at the various structures of the inseparable type.
"Go on" adalah phrasal verb yang tidak transitif dan tidak dapat dipisahkan. Mari kita bahas rinciannya dan lihat lebih dekat berbagai struktur dari jenis yang tidak dapat dipisahkan.
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb / phrase)"
Example 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Example 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Example 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Note: "Go on" doesn’t take a direct object, but it can be followed by an -ing verb or a phrase showing the action being continued. - Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just goes on talking, even when no one is listening.
Note: This structure means to continue an action or behavior.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: What’s going on here?
Note: This structure means to take place; to happen.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Her speech went on much longer than expected.
Note: Finally, this structure means to last or continue for a period of time.
Intransitive - Kata kerja frasa yang membutuhkan objek untuk melengkapi maknanya.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb / phrase)"
Example 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Example 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Example 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Note: "Go on" tidak memerlukan objek langsung, tetapi dapat diikuti oleh kata kerja berakhiran -ing atau frasa yang menunjukkan tindakan yang dilanjutkan.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb / phrase)"
Example 1: He went on working despite being tired.
Example 2: If you go on studying, you’ll eventually pass the exam.
Example 3: He went on cleaning the restaurant after everyone had left.
Note: "Go on" tidak memerlukan objek langsung, tetapi dapat diikuti oleh kata kerja berakhiran -ing atau frasa yang menunjukkan tindakan yang dilanjutkan.
Inseparable - Ketika sebuah objek tidak dapat ditempatkan di antara partikel dan kata kerja.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just goes on talking, even when no one is listening.
Note: Struktur ini berarti melanjutkan suatu tindakan atau perilaku.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: What’s going on here?
Note: Struktur ini berarti terjadi; berlangsung.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Her speech went on much longer than expected.
Note: Akhirnya, struktur ini berarti berlangsung atau berlanjut untuk jangka waktu tertentu.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ -ing verb)"
Example 1: She just goes on talking, even when no one is listening.
Note: Struktur ini berarti melanjutkan suatu tindakan atau perilaku.
Structure: "Subject + go on"
Example 2: What’s going on here?
Note: Struktur ini berarti terjadi; berlangsung.
Structure: "Subject + go on (+ for + time expression)"
Example 3: Her speech went on much longer than expected.
Note: Akhirnya, struktur ini berarti berlangsung atau berlanjut untuk jangka waktu tertentu.
Related words: To last or continue for a period of time.
Kata terkait: Bertahan atau berlanjut untuk jangka waktu tertentu.
