Settle down ni kuanza maisha thabiti sehemu moja au kutulia. Katika maana ya kwanza, mtu huacha kuhama mara kwa mara na kuanzisha makazi, familia au kazi ya kudumu. Katika ya pili, hutumiwa kwa darasa lenye kelele, mtoto anayelia au maisha yanayotulia baada ya shughuli nyingi.
Unataka kutumia settle down katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
settle down (with + partner) = start a settled life; settle down (= become calm); settle + someone + down
- After years of moving between cities, my brother settled down in Tver with his wife and kids.
- It took the class a few minutes to settle down after the noisy break.
- The baby cried all evening, so I sang to her until she settled down.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaAfter ten years of travelling, Mark wants to calm down, buy a house and start a family.
Baada ya marekebishoAfter ten years of travelling, Mark wants to settle down, buy a house and start a family.
Calm down inaweza kuonekana kufaa kwa sababu maisha ya Mark yanakuwa tulivu. Lakini calm down huhusu hisia: kuacha wasiwasi, huzuni au hasira. Mabadiliko yakihusu namna ya kuishi, kama makazi, familia na kuacha kuhama, unahitaji settle down.
Ni rahisi kuchanganya settle down na settle in. Settle in ni kuzoea mahali papya katika wiki za kwanza, kama ofisi, shule au nyumba: How are you settling in at your new job? Settle down hueleza kuamua kukaa sehemu moja kwa muda mrefu.
Zamu yako
The children got home so excited after the birthday party that it took them an hour to ___ and fall asleep.
Onyesha jibu
settle down — Watoto walirudi nyumbani wakiwa na msisimko mkubwa na walihitaji saa moja kutulia na kulala. Hiyo ni settle down. Settle in ni kuzoea mahali papya, lakini wako nyumbani wanapopajua.
Andika kuhusu mtu unayemfahamu ambaye ameanza maisha thabiti. Sema alikaa wapi hatimaye na nini kilibadilika maishani.
My old school friend travelled around Asia for five years, but last year he settled down in Samara and opened a small café.
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.