Заходи как-нибудь.

drop by sometime

Questions & Answers about Заходи как-нибудь.

What form is заходи?

Заходи is the informal singular imperative of заходить.

• заходить = an imperfective verb
• заходи = come in / drop by when speaking to one person you address as ты

So the sentence is addressed casually to one person, such as a friend, relative, or someone you know well.

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Why is it заходи, not заходите?

Russian has different imperative forms depending on who you are talking to.

• заходи = to one person, informal
• заходите = to more than one person, or to one person politely

So:

• Заходи как-нибудь. = casual, to one friend
• Заходите как-нибудь. = polite or plural

This is similar to the ты / вы distinction in Russian.

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What does как-нибудь mean here?

Here как-нибудь means sometime, one of these days, or when you get a chance.

That is different from another common meaning of как-нибудь, which can also mean somehow in other contexts.

In this sentence, it does not mean come in somehow. It means something like:

• Drop by sometime.
• Come over one of these days.

So the time is intentionally vague and non-specific.

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