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По прилёте мы сразу написали родителям, что долетели спокойно.
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Upon arrival, we immediately wrote to our parents that we had arrived safely.
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Breakdown of По прилёте мы сразу написали родителям, что долетели спокойно.
мы
we
что
that
сразу
immediately
родитель
the parent
Questions & Answers about По прилёте мы сразу написали родителям, что долетели спокойно.
What does по прилёте mean here?
It means upon arrival or after landing.
In this sentence, по прилёте sets the time frame for the main action: first we arrived, and then we immediately wrote to our parents.
It is a fairly compact, slightly formal way to say this. In more everyday speech, Russians might also say:
- после прилёта
- когда мы прилетели
Why is it по прилёте, not после прилёта?
Both are possible, but they are a little different in style.
- по прилёте = more formal, compact, slightly bookish
- после прилёта = more neutral and common in everyday speech
So this sentence sounds perfectly natural, but a bit more polished than casual conversation.
What case is прилёте?
It is the prepositional singular of прилёт.
- nominative: прилёт
- genitive: прилёта
- prepositional: прилёте
In this special time expression, по means something like after/upon, and it is used with this form: по прилёте.
Why is родителям in that form?