Sympathy ni kumwonea huruma mtu mwenye matatizo, na pia rambirambi: Please accept our deepest sympathy. Maana nyingine ni kuunga mkono maoni au madai ya mtu: in sympathy with the strikers. Halimaanishi kumpenda mtu: kwa hilo sema I like him; ukivutiwa naye, tumia attraction au I'm attracted to him.
sympathy: una uhakika na maana yake?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama neno lina maana inayofaa na kueleza makosa.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
have/feel + sympathy for + person; express/offer + sympathy (to + family); little/no + sympathy for; in sympathy with + cause/views
- Everyone in the office signed a card to express their sympathy after Tom's father died.
- The driver got little sympathy from the judge because he had been caught speeding before.
- Many parents are in sympathy with the teachers' demand for smaller classes.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaI think Anna has sympathy for you: she always smiles when you walk into the room.
Baada ya marekebishoI think Anna likes you: she always smiles when you walk into the room.
Msemaji anataka kusema Anna anampenda mtu. Lakini has sympathy for you humaanisha anakuonea huruma, kana kwamba jambo baya limekupata. Kwa kumpenda mtu, Kiingereza kina kitenzi rahisi like.
Neno linalohusiana ni empathy: uwezo wa kuelewa hisia za mtu kwa kujiweka katika hali yake. Sympathy ni kujali kutoka nje ya hali hiyo, ilhali empathy mara nyingi husaidiwa na uzoefu: She was unemployed for a year, so she has real empathy for job seekers.
Zamu yako
Tom felt an instant ___ to Lena when they met at a conference, and a year later they got married.
Onyesha jibu
attraction — Walioana mwaka mmoja baadaye, kwa hiyo hapa kuna mvuto wa kimapenzi na unahitaji attraction. Sympathy humhusu mtu mwenye shida, si neno linaloeleza kumpenda kimapenzi. Maneno yanayofanana katika lugha kadhaa yanaweza kumaanisha kupenda, lakini sympathy ya Kiingereza sivyo.
Andika ujumbe mfupi kwa mfanyakazi mwenzako au rafiki aliyepatwa na tatizo. Onyesha sympathy na utoe msaada mahususi.
I heard about your broken leg, and you have my sympathy; I'd be happy to do your shopping this week.
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.