Use of It occurred to me that (subject + verb) & Let me + (verb); Day: 25
It occurred to me that (subject + verb)
The word ‘occurred’ informs someone that something has come to mind or has been found. You are letting someone know that you suddenly have thought or remembered about something.
‘āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“It occurred to me that I forgot your birthday.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that we both belong to the same gym.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that we enjoy a lot of the same things.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me the price for homes are more expensive here.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that eating healthy makes me feel better.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤”
Using the word ‘had’ or ‘has’ can change what you are saying to represent something remembered in a past time.
‘had’ āĻŦāĻž ‘has’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“It had occurred to me that I forgot something at the grocery.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“It had occurred to me I might need to change my email address.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“It has occurred to me I forgot my mom’s birthday.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It has occurred to me before.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
Let me + (verb)
‘Let me’ is suggesting that you are asking for permission or an opportunity to do something.
‘āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ’ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
“Let me make my own decisions.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me offer to help you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me open the door for you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me pause and think about what we are doing.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“Let me welcome you to the neighborhood.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me save you the trouble.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me make a suggestion.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me try and fix your car.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“Let me taste the soup before you add more spices.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“Let me treat you to some ice cream.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”