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đã

Level ≈A1 (approx.) particleverb Top 1,000 most common
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Syllables · tones
đãcreaky risingngã

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đã means already (marks a past or completed action).

Meanings of đã in English

Particle

  1. before action verb having completed this action, perfect aspect
    • Đã xong!Done!
    • Bờ biển Nha Trang đẹp thế nào? Tôi đã đi Nha Trang bao giờ đâu mà biết.How beautiful the Nha Trang beaches are? I have never been to Nha Trang so how can I know?
  2. before stative/adjective having reached this state ≈ rồi
  3. indicates an action has been initiated
  4. irrealis, used in a statement that did not come about due to a condition not being met
  5. indicates the statement refers to a time prior to the one suggested by the context
  6. sentence final indicates the action or task described in the sentence needs to be completed before something else could start
    • Đi chơi đi ! / Đợi tớ rửa bát xong đã.Let's go out! / Let me finish the dishes first.
    • Đi đâu mà vội, chờ cho tạnh mưa đã.Why rush? Just wait until it stops raining.
    • Vội gì, cứ ăn cho xong bát cơm đã.No need to rush, take time to finish your meal first.

Verb

  1. colloquial to satisfy; to pleasure; to refresh
    • đã khátto slake one's thirst

Words with đã

đã và đangcực chẳng đãđã đờiđã đành

Example sentences with đã

  • Tom đã mất cả bố và mẹ. Tom has lost both of his parents.
  • Bạn đã rửa xe ô tô chưa? Have you washed the car yet?
  • Nó đã ăn hết tất cả táo. He ate all of the apple.
  • Anh ấy đã đề cập đến nó. He mentioned it.
  • Cô ấy đã mua một con gà. She bought a chicken.
  • Tất cả họ đều đã rời đi. They all left.
  • Anh đã đọc hết nó rồi à? Did you read it all?
  • Tôi đã để ví tiền ở nhà. I left my wallet at home.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đã could be written as 㐌, 吔, 諸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đã mean in English?

đã (particle) means "already (marks a past or completed action)".

How do you pronounce đã?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʔɗaː˨˩˦]. Tones: đã — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.