How We Use Some and Any In English

Some and Any digunakan ketika speaker (orang yang berbicara) tidak dapat/tidak perlu menyebutkan suatu angka/jumlah secara spesifik.

Perbandingan :

• I saw seven bird when riding my bike in the forest yesterday. (It is important that you know how many bird I saw/jumlah burung yang Saya lihat sangat penting untuk diketahui)
• I saw some bird when riding my bike in the forest yesterday. (I don't know exactly how many bird I saw. Or : It is not important that you know exactly how many bird I saw/Saya tidak tahu pasti berapa banyak burung yang Saya lihat, atau : jumlah burung yang Saya lah tidaklah penting)

Aturan some and any tersebut berlaku juga untuk :

• somebody/anybody,
• something/anything, etc.

Umumnya, some digunakan dalam bentuk kalimat positif :

• I got some nice presents for Christmas this year.
• This job is going to take some time.
• Look! There are some large black birds on the roof of the church.
• You have some butter on your chin.
• If you are hungry, there are some biscuits in the cupboard.
• I'm sure I'll return to Japan some day.
• There is somebody on the phone for you.
• I'd like to go somewhere hot this summer.

Umumnya, any digunakan dalam bentuk kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan :

• I didn't get any nice presents for Christmas this year.
• I looked in the cupboard but I couldn't find any biscuits.
• I don't need any help.
• She's so rude. No wonder she doesn't have any friends.
• I don't have anything to wear to the dance.
• I'm not hungry. I don't want anything to eat.

• Do you have any brothers or sisters?
• Did you catch any fish?
• Have you seen any good films recently?
• Does anyone know the answer?
• Are you going anywhere this Christmas?

Selain itu, some juga dapat digunakan dalam kalimat offering/requesting :

• Would you like some more tea?
• Could I have some milk, please?
• Do you want something to eat?

Any digunakan dalam kalimat positif apabila suatu hal yang kita maksud tidaklah berarti/penting, seperti misalnya :

• You can come and ask for my help any time.
• Which book shall I read? - Any one. It's up to you.
• You can sit anywhere but here. This is my seat!

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