Drop by ni kumtembelea mtu kwa muda mfupi na bila urasmi, mara nyingi bila kupanga mapema. Hutumiwa kwa kutembelea marafiki na majirani kwa haraka, au kupita ofisini au dukani ukiwa njiani: drop by for a coffee.
Unataka kutumia drop by katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
drop by (+ place); drop by + someone's place/the office; drop by for + a coffee/a chat; drop by to + verb
- If you're near the library later, drop by and I'll give you my notes.
- My sister dropped by for a coffee on her way home from work.
- Could you drop by the office tomorrow to sign the contract?
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaIf you're free after work, drop by to me for a cup of tea.
Baada ya marekebishoIf you're free after work, drop by my place for a cup of tea.
Inaweza kuonekana kuwa na mantiki kumtaja anayetembelewa kwa to me. Lakini unapozungumzia kutembelea kwa muundo huu, mahali hufuata drop by moja kwa moja: my place, the office, the shop. Kwa hiyo to me imebadilishwa kuwa my place.
Drop in ina maana inayokaribiana sana, lakini muundo hutofautiana. Kwa mtu ni drop in on: I dropped in on my aunt. Kwa mahali ni drop in at: drop in at the bakery. Baada ya drop by, mahali hufuata bila kihusishi: drop by the bakery.
Zamu yako
I'll ___ your flat on my way home and return the umbrella I borrowed.
Onyesha jibu
drop by — Utapita kwenye nyumba ukiwa njiani kurudi, na nafasi inafuatiwa moja kwa moja na mahali, your flat. Hapo ni drop by. Drop off hutumiwa kwa vitu au watu unaowafikisha mahali: I'll drop off your umbrella. Drop off your flat haifai.
Mwalike rafiki apite kwa muda mfupi. Tumia drop by, taja siku na useme utampa nini.
Drop by on Saturday morning and I'll give you the camping tent you asked about.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.
