suddenly came in to me

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- You have to do a lot of things in the morning. And your story is so intriguing. I suddenly came in to me what if I have 2 kids and wake them up in the morning. And what if they are too young That I had to bathe them myself for school.

- What does "came in to me" mean in this situation? and by the way, I think "I HAVE TO bathe......for school" is much better, right?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Stevenukd- You have to do a lot of things in the morning. And your story is so intriguing. I suddenly came in to me what if I have 2 kids and wake them up in the morning. And what if they are too young That I had to bathe them myself for school.

- What does "came in to me" mean in this situation? and by the way, I think "I HAVE TO bathe......for school" is much better, right?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd

Steven:
I suddenly came in to me - is not a correct expression. It should be "It suddenly came to me" -- meaning "to realize"
I realized that I have 2 kids...
When they were very young, I (also) had to bathe them for school (or "before they went to school") - past tense
Since they are very young, I have to bathe ... (present tense)

Avangi · Answer

Stevenukd- What does "came in to me" mean in this situation? and by the way, I think "I HAVE TO bathe......for school" is much better, right?

Hi,

I've always known the expression as "it suddenly came to me," without the "in." It means the idea/thought just popped into my brain from out of nowhere - unexpectedly.

Sometimes we say, "It came to me in a vision / dream." But "it suddenly came to me" implies that there was no fanfare and there were no special circumstances. "Just out of the blue."

Of course, it could be connected to something we've been thinking about a lot - perhaps the solution to a difficult problem we've been worrying about.

Yes, "have to bathe" is better than "had to bathe," because you're speaking in the present tense: "what if they are too young."

You can say, "And what if they are too young and I have to bathe them etc." OR "And what if they are so young that I have to bathe them etc."

"And what if they are too young that I have to bathe them" doesn't work.

Best wishes, - A.

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