Meaning
Today's Sentences
- Didn’t she get a call from him?
- Didn’t she open a flower shop?
- Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
- Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
- Didn’t she graduate from that school?
- Writer's Note
01
Didn’t she get a call from him?
Situation 1
I forwarded her contacts to my boss.
Really?
That’s great.
Itu hebat.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
She didn’t mention anything.
I’ll ask her later.
Saya akan bertanya padanya nanti.
Situation 2
Did she tell you about the date?
No, she didn’t.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
I have no idea.
I guess it didn’t go well.
Saya rasa itu tidak berjalan dengan baik.
02
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
Situation 1
How’s your sister doing?
She’s great!
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
She did!
It’s been a few months now.
Sudah beberapa bulan sekarang.
Situation 2
I got some flowers on the way.
They’re beautiful!
Are they from the new shop in town?
Apakah mereka dari toko baru di kota?
Yes, they are.
My wife helped me pick them for you.
Istriku membantuku memilihkannya untukmu.
Come to think of it, didn’t she open a flower shop?
03
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
Situation 1
So, when are you gonna propose?
I have no idea.
Should I?
Haruskah saya?
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
She did.
But we haven’t talked about the future yet.
Tapi kami belum membicarakan masa depan.
Situation 2
I broke up with her.
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
No, she told me she didn’t love me.
That’s tough man.
Sorry to hear that.
Maaf mendengarnya.
04
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Situation 1
Let’s take them to the steak house.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Did she?
We’ll go to a more vegetarian-friendly place then.
Kami akan pergi ke tempat yang lebih ramah vegetarian saja.
I think she’d appreciate that.
Situation 2
Would you like to come over for dinner and drinks on Friday night?
We’d love to!
My girlfriend would love that.
Pacar saya akan sangat menyukainya.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
I can make some vegetarian options for her.
Saya bisa membuat beberapa pilihan vegetarian untuknya.
That’s so sweet of you to remember.
She’ll be so grateful for accommodating her.
Dia akan sangat berterima kasih karena telah menampungnya.
05
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Situation 1
Did you say your sister went to Western?
Yea, how do you know her?
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
I was one year her senior.
Saya satu tahun lebih senior darinya.
She did.
She’s in another city for work now.
Dia sekarang berada di kota lain untuk bekerja.
Situation 2
What schools did you apply to?
I applied to schools in New York, California, and Indiana.
Really?
My sister went to school in New York.
Adik saya bersekolah di New York.
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Writer's Note
Let's go over a few points and differences of "Do not". Using "Didn't" (past tense of "do not") refers to the past. While "don't" and "doesn't" both refers to the present. The main difference between "don't" and "doesn't" is:
- We use "Don't" when the subject is "I, you, we or they".
- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling.
- They don't know the exact directions to the library.
- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before.
- You don't have the right to talk to me that way.
Kami tidak memiliki sepatu yang tepat untuk pergi bermain "bowling".Mereka tidak tahu arah pasti ke perpustakaan.Saya tidak berpikir saya pernah semarah ini padanya sebelumnya.Kamu tidak punya hak untuk berbicara padaku seperti itu.- Kami tidak memiliki sepatu yang tepat untuk pergi bermain "bowling".
Kami tidak memiliki sepatu yang tepat untuk pergi bermain "bowling".- Mereka tidak tahu arah pasti ke perpustakaan.
Mereka tidak tahu arah pasti ke perpustakaan.- Saya tidak berpikir saya pernah semarah ini padanya sebelumnya.
Saya tidak berpikir saya pernah semarah ini padanya sebelumnya.- Kamu tidak punya hak untuk berbicara padaku seperti itu.
Kamu tidak punya hak untuk berbicara padaku seperti itu. - We don't memiliki sepatu yang tepat untuk pergi bermain bowling.
- They don't tahu arah yang tepat ke perpustakaan.
- I don't pikir aku pernah semarah ini padanya sebelumnya.
- You don't memiliki hak untuk berbicara padaku dengan cara seperti itu.
- We don't memiliki sepatu yang tepat untuk pergi bermain bowling.
- They don't tahu arah yang tepat ke perpustakaan.
- I don't pikir aku pernah semarah ini padanya sebelumnya.
- You don't memiliki hak untuk berbicara padaku dengan cara seperti itu.
- When the subject is "he, she or it", we use "doesn't".
- He doesn't see a future with her.
- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
- She doesn't look very happy today.
He doesn't melihat masa depan dengan dia.Tampaknya dia tidak akan memenangkan pemilihan.Dia tidak terlihat sangat bahagia hari ini.- He doesn't melihat masa depan dengan dia.
He doesn't melihat masa depan dengan dia.- It doesn't tampak seperti dia akan memenangkan pemilihan.
Tampaknya dia tidak akan memenangkan pemilihan.- She doesn't terlihat sangat bahagia hari ini.
Dia tidak terlihat sangat bahagia hari ini. - He doesn't melihat masa depan dengan dia.
- It doesn't terlihat seperti dia akan memenangkan pemilihan.
- She doesn't terlihat sangat bahagia hari ini.
- He doesn't melihat masa depan dengan dia.
- It doesn't terlihat seperti dia akan memenangkan pemilihan.
- She doesn't terlihat sangat bahagia hari ini.
- "Didn't" can be used in:
- Subjects - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objects - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Subjek - I, you, he, she, it, we, theyObjects - Saya, kamu, dia (laki-laki), dia (perempuan), itu, kami, mereka- Subjek - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Subjek - I, you, he, she, it, we, they- Objek - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Objek - Saya, kamu, dia (laki-laki), dia (perempuan), itu, kami, mereka - Subjek - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objek - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- Subjek - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objek - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Write them down, say them aloud, and practice, practice, practice! The more comfortable you are when using these rules, the more confident you will be while talking with others. Incorporate them into your daily life and be willing to learn!
