hết
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hết means to finish; to end; to expire.
Meanings of hết in English
Verb
- to finish, to end, to expire, to come to an end
Adverb
- all
- Làm hết bài tập chưa?Have you done all the homework?
- final particle used in negative sentences indicating a greater degree, quantity or frequency
- Em không cần ai hết. Em chỉ cần anh thôi!I don't need anyone at all. I only need you!
Interjection
- over
Words with hết
Idioms and sayings with hết
- hết thuốc chữa — there's no cure
Synonyms and antonyms of hết
Antonyms
Example sentences with hết
- Nó đã ăn hết tất cả táo. He ate all of the apple.
- Anh đã đọc hết nó rồi à? Did you read it all?
- Ai đã ăn hết phô mai thế? Who ate all the cheese?
- Món đồ chơi đã hết pin rồi. The toy ran out of batteries.
- Cho hết vào giỏ của tôi đi! Put everything into my basket!
- Mày đã hết đánh vợ mày chưa? Have you stopped beating your wife?
- Tom đã mất hết sự tín nhiệm. Tom has lost his credibility.
- Đừng đổ hết tội cho Tom chứ. Don't blame everything on Tom.
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, hết could be written as 歇, 竭, 𣍊, 𱛀. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *heːt, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʔətʔ (“lack; to cease”). Cognate with Thavung hɨ́t ("all"), Bahnar ơ̆t (“to hold breath, to fast”), Proto-Katuic *ʔet (“exhausted”) (whence Kuy ʔɛt ("tired")), Mon အိုတ် (“to be finished, exhausted”), Khmer អត់ (ʼɑt), Pear ʔet ("not"), Sa'och ʔeːt ("all"), Riang [Lang] ʔət¹ ("to stop, to halt").
Frequently asked questions
What does hết mean in English?
hết (verb) means "to finish; to end; to expire".
How do you pronounce hết?
IPA: Hanoi [het̚˧˦]; Saigon [həːt̚˦˥]. Tones: hết — rising tone (sắc).