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Kata "Takut", "Bahagia", dan "Marah" dalam Bahasa Jerman

17/3/2012

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Sebuah bahasa mewakili pola pikir yang dianut kaum yang menggunakan bahasa tersebut. Itulah hipotesa yang dikemukakan Safir dan Whorf. Oleh karena itu, bagi saya menelaah gramatika berbagai bahasa di dunia jadi begitu menarik, karena kita bisa melihat cara memandang dunia yang begitu beraneka ragam dari berbagai bangsa di dunia. Beberapa diantaranya bahkan begitu unik, seperti bahasa Navajo yang hampir tidak punya kata benda ataupun bahas Pao yang tidak punya kata kerja.

Terkait ini, menarik untuk diketahui bahwa dalam bahas Jerman, tidak ada kata sifat "takut" (afraid). Untuk mengatakan "I am afraid", orang Jerman bilang "I frighten myself" (Ich fürchte mich). Mungkin ini karena menurut orang Jerman, rasa takut lebih diakibatkan oleh diri sendiri, ketimbang obyek di luar kita.

Pun, bahasa Jerman tidak punya kata sifat "happy" ataupun "angry". Untuk menyatakan itu mereka bilang "I please myself" (Ich freue mich) dan "I anger myself" (Ich ärgere mich). Kalau direnungkan, memang semua sumber kebahagiaan dan ketakutan adalah dari diri sendiri, bukan dari orang lain.

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