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còn

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còn means still; to remain; and (as for).

Meanings of còn in English

Verb

  1. to remain; to be left; to still have or exist
    • Chúng ta còn mười phút nữa.We have ten minutes left.
    • Còn ai khác ở đấy?Who else was there?
  2. euphemistic to be alive

Adverb

  1. yet; still
  2. in the event of, if
    • Nắng thì đi, còn mưa thì nghỉ.Go if it's sunny. If it's rain, don't.
  3. on the contrary
    • Anh không muốn dừng chân, còn tôi chưa muốn về nhà.You don't want to stop; on the contrary, I don't want to go home.

Words with còn

Idioms and sayings with còn

Synonyms and antonyms of còn

Antonyms

Example sentences with còn

  • Nó còn quá trẻ để đi học. She is too young to go to school.
  • Tôi không còn gì để nói cả. I'm at a loss for words.
  • Tớ còn phải bỏ tấm thảm đi. I still have to get rid of this carpet.
  • Lúc đó tôi còn là học sinh. I was a student at that time.
  • Tôi không còn gì để làm cả. I don't have anything else to do.
  • Cái xe đạp của tôi còn mới. My bike is new.
  • Tôi không còn gì để nói nữa. I have nothing more to say.
  • Ông ấy còn có nhiều táo hơn. He has even more apples.

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, còn could be written as 群, 羣, 𱻉. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gɔn (“stable, enduring”) (Shorto 2006, #1131). Cognate with Mon ဂန် (kòn, “to be original, primal”), Parauk kɔn ("still"). Note similarities in form and meaning to Khmer គង់ (kŭəng, “to be durable”), though the velar nasal final consonant in the Khmer does not match.

Frequently asked questions

What does còn mean in English?

còn (verb) means "still; to remain; and (as for)".

How do you pronounce còn?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˨˩]; Saigon [kɔŋ˨˩]. Tones: còn — falling tone (huyền).

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.