suddenly
gb/sˈʌdənli/ us/sˈʌdənli/
A2
Engelska
~ 900
hirtelen
A2
1
hirtelen
A2
Användningsmönster:
[something] happens suddenly
The car in front of us stopped suddenly, and I had to brake hard.
Az előttünk haladó autó hirtelen megállt, és nagyot kellett fékeznem.
Suddenly, the lights went out and the room was dark.
Hirtelen kialudtak a fények, és sötét lett a szobában.
She suddenly remembered that she had left the oven on.
It started raining suddenly during our picnic.
He suddenly stood up and left the room without saying a word.
Exempel för inlärare
The bus stopped suddenly.
A busz hirtelen megállt.
Suddenly, it began to rain.
Hirtelen elkezdett esni az eső.
She suddenly smiled at me.
The phone rang suddenly.
He suddenly ran to the door.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suddenly' with 'soon'. 'Suddenly' means without warning, while 'soon' means after a short time but still expected.
Betydelse
Quickly and without warning
Ordkombinationer
happened suddenly
|stopped suddenly
|appeared suddenly
|died suddenly
|changed suddenly
Synonymer
abruptly (Slightly more formal and can suggest rudeness in some contexts.)
|
unexpectedly (Focuses more on the surprise element than speed.)
Antonymer
gradually (Describes something happening slowly over time, opposite of sudden change.)
Teman
daily life
|storytelling
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Happening very fast and without any warning.
In a quick and unexpected manner, without prior notice or preparation.
Grammatik
Grundform
suddenly
IPA
GB/sˈʌdənli/
US/sˈʌdənli/
Stavelser och betoning
sud - denly (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (sud)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: suddenly
- Plural: suddenlies
Ordfamilj
Uttryck
all of a sudden
1/ˈɔl əv ə sˈʌdən/
fixed phrase
Very quickly and unexpectedly
Happening very fast and with no warning.
Exempel
- All of a sudden, the dog started barking loudly.
- All of a sudden, the lights went out.
- We were talking when, all of a sudden, the lights went out.
- We were walking when, all of a sudden, it started to rain.
all of a sudden
2/ˈɔl əv ə sˈʌdən/
fixed phrase
suddenly and unexpectedly
Happening quickly without warning.
Exempel
- All of a sudden, it started to rain.
- All of a sudden, the lights went out.