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đến means to arrive; to come; to.

Meanings of đến in English

Verb

  1. to arrive, to come ≈ tới

Preposition

  1. to ≈ tới
    • đi đếnto go to
  2. Indicating a subject: about ≈ tớivề
    • Tôi biết đến ông như một nhà toán học.I learn about him as a mathematician.

Words with đến

Example sentences with đến

  • Vẽ một đường từ A đến B. Draw a line from A to B.
  • Tôi ở đây từ đó đến giờ. I was here all the time.
  • Anh ấy đã đề cập đến nó. He mentioned it.
  • Tôi sẽ để mắt đến cô ấy. I'll keep an eye on her.
  • Đến lúc tắt ti vi rồi đó. It's about time you stopped watching television.
  • Cô ấy đã không đi đến đó. She did not go there.
  • Cô ấy rời Pháp để đến Mỹ. She left France for America.
  • Tôi đã ở đây khi Tom đến. I was here when Tom got here.

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, đến could be written as 典, 旦, 但, 倎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Muong tểnh, tiểnh, Tho [Cuối Chăm] teːŋ³ and Kri têêngq ("to arrive"). Compare Proto-Tai *C̬.tɤŋᴬ (whence Thai ถึง (tʉ̌ng)), Lakkia taŋ²³¹, Maonan taŋ¹, and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datəŋ (whence Malay datang, Tagalog dating).

Frequently asked questions

What does đến mean in English?

đến (verb) means "to arrive; to come; to".

How do you pronounce đến?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗen˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗəːn˦˥]. Tones: đến — rising tone (sắc).

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.