0
Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

off

0Hello,02br
02br
01b001. Off we go to the zoo.02b02br
02br
00Is this equal to "We 01b00go off02b00 to th zoo."02br
02br
00What is the meaning of "go off" here?0-
  

Top answer

0 01blockquote 01cite 10Hanuman_200012cite 12br 10Hello,12br 12br 11b 101. "01font 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It would be useful to see where this sentence was used in context. But yes, basically, it means the same.

— Murasaki

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Hanuman_200012cite 12br 10Hello,12br 12br 11b 101.
  • "01font 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It would be useful to see where this sentence was used in context.
  • But yes, basically, it means the same.
  • 02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00We leave somewhere [eg home] in order to do something - in this case, to go to the zoo.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Hanuman_200012cite12br
10Hello,12br
12br
11b101. Off we go to the zoo.12b12br
12br
10Is this equal to "We 11b10go off12b10 to th11font10e12font10 zoo."12br
12br
10What is the meani
0
0
0 Yes, "off we go" and "we go off" are almost equal. "off we go" is more like "now we are going off". "off" means the same as "away". "go off" or "go away" means "leave".02br
02br
01i00Off we go to the zoo02i00 means 01i00We are leaving (now) to go to the zoo02i00.02br
02br
00 The unusual word order gives the
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Murasaki12cite11blockquote
11cite20Hanuman_200022cite22br
20Hello,22br
22br
21b201. Off we go to the zoo.22b22br
22br
20Is this equal to "We 21b20go off22b20 to th21font20e2
0

Related Questions