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đễ means to place; to set.

Also spelled để — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of đễ in English

Verb

  1. to place; to set
    • Để nó ở đó.Put that there.
  2. to let; to leave (alone)
    • Để nó ở đó.Leave that there.
  3. to leave
    • thất bại để lại cho họ những bài học sâu sắcfailure has left them with valuable lessons
    • để phòng ốc lộn xộnto leave one's room messy
  4. to let
    • Anh trật tự để em học.Please be quiet and let me study.
  5. to leave (to transfer something)
    • Bố mẹ để lại cho anh ta một căn nhà.His parents left him a house.
    • Nếu anh muốn thì tôi sẽ để cây đàn này lại cho anh.If you want, I will leave this guitar for you.
    • Việc này thì cứ để chuyên gia xử lí.You should just leave things like this for professionals.
  6. Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam, archaic, dialectal to abandon
    • để vợto divorce [one's] wife

Conjunction

  1. in order to, so that, for, to
    • chỗ để làm việcplace for work
    • Tiết kiệm để có tiền mua nhà.To save money in order to buy a house.
  2. Indicating that what follows is a natural and undesirable consequence of what was just mentioned: wind up
    • Nhớ làm gì để thêm buồn.Why should I keep something in mind if it only brings me more sorrow?

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𲞨 (composed of 巴 (MC pae) and 低 (MC tej), SV: ba đê).

Frequently asked questions

What does đễ mean in English?

đễ (verb) means "to place; to set".

How do you pronounce đễ?

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

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