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những

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nhữngcreaky risingngã

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những means (plural marker); only.

Meanings of những in English

Determiner

  1. Plural marker.
    • tất cả những người khácall the others

Particle

  1. Emphasizes the quantity of noun: as many as; as much as
    • Bài kiểm tra rồi tớ được những tám điểm đấy!I got an EIGHT on the last exam!
  2. colloquial Emphasizes the abundance and uncountability of something: nothing but
    • những hoa là hoanothing but flowers
  3. literary, otherwise rare Emphasizes the overwhelming nature of a psychological or emotional state.

Adverb

  1. archaic only; just (followed by a verb)

Words with những

không những

Example sentences with những

  • Những đứa con của Tom bị ốm. Tom's children are sick.
  • Tôi tin những gì Tom đã nói. I believe what Tom said.
  • Đây là những đồ vật vô dụng. These are useless objects.
  • Đây là những món đồ vô dụng. These are useless objects.
  • Làm những gì bạn tin là đúng. Do what you believe is right.
  • Làm ơn sửa lại những lỗi sai. Please correct the errors.
  • Có những thứ mà tôi cần biết. There are things I must know about.
  • Tụi nó là những người ăn chay. They are vegetarians.

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, những could be written as 仍, 忍, 𠯹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 仍 (“to continue; to be done repeatedly; many; still”, SV: nhưng). Compare nhưng.

Frequently asked questions

What does những mean in English?

những (determiner) means "(plural marker); only".

How do you pronounce những?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲɨŋ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɲɨŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: những — 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.