suddenly
gb/sˈʌdənli/ us/sˈʌdənli/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 900
hirtelen
A2
1
hirtelen
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'suddenly' with 'soon'. 'Suddenly' means without warning, while 'soon' means after a short time but still expected.
Maana
Quickly and without warning
Miunganiko ya maneno
happened suddenly
|stopped suddenly
|appeared suddenly
|died suddenly
|changed suddenly
Visawe
abruptly (Slightly more formal and can suggest rudeness in some contexts.)
|
unexpectedly (Focuses more on the surprise element than speed.)
Vinyume
gradually (Describes something happening slowly over time, opposite of sudden change.)
Mada
daily life
|storytelling
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Happening very fast and without any warning.
In a quick and unexpected manner, without prior notice or preparation.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
suddenly
IPA
GB/sˈʌdənli/
US/sˈʌdənli/
Silabi na mkazo
sud - denly (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (sud)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: suddenly
- Plural: suddenlies
Familia ya neno
Semi
all of a sudden
1/ˈɔl əv ə sˈʌdən/
fixed phrase
Very quickly and unexpectedly
Happening very fast and with no warning.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- All of a sudden, it started to rain.
- All of a sudden, the lights went out.