Turn on ni kufanya taa, televisheni, bomba la maji au mfumo wa joto uanze kufanya kazi. Katika maana ya pili, turn on someone ni kumshambulia mtu ghafla au kuanza kumkosoa vikali. Hapa on hufuatiwa na mtu au mnyama, si kifaa.
Unataka kutumia turn on katika mazungumzo?
Tunga sentensi; tutaonyesha makosa na kupendekeza namna ya kusema inayofaa zaidi.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
turn on + light/TV/tap; turn + it/them + on; turn on + person (= attack)
- Could you turn on the air conditioning? It's really hot in the meeting room.
- I always turn the radio on while I'm cooking dinner.
- After the team lost again, the fans turned on the coach and demanded his resignation.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaCan you include the TV? The match starts in five minutes.
Baada ya marekebishoCan you turn on the TV? The match starts in five minutes.
Include ni kufanya kitu kiwe sehemu ya kundi au orodha: include a name in the list. Haihusiani na kuwasha kifaa. Kwa kifaa au taa, tumia turn on au switch on; kwa maji, turn on.
Kwa vifaa, turn on na switch on zinakaribiana sana: switch on the kettle. Bomba la maji hufunguliwa kwa kulizungusha, hivyo ni turn on the tap, si switch on. Kusimamisha vifaa, tumia jozi hiyo hiyo: turn off au switch off.
Zamu yako
Our dog had always been calm and friendly, so nobody expected it to ___ the postman.
Onyesha jibu
turn on — Mbwa alikuwa mtulivu kila mara, na hakuna aliyetarajia ashambulie, kwa hiyo turn on inafaa. Turn to ni kugeuka kumkabili mtu au kumwendea kwa msaada; haielezi shambulio hili la ghafla.
Eleza asubuhi yako. Taja vifaa viwili unavyowasha kwanza na kazi ya kila kimoja.
Every morning I first turn on the coffee machine to make an espresso, and then the radio to catch the news.
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.