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phân từ quá khứ

noun
Hanoi [fən˧˧ tɨ˨˩ kwaː˧˦ xɨ˧˦]Huế [fəŋ˧˧ tɨ˦˩ kwaː˨˩˦ kʰɨ˨˩˦]Saigon [fəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ waː˦˥ kʰɨ˦˥] browser voice
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phân từ quá khứ means a past participle.

Meanings of phân từ quá khứ in English

Noun

  1. a past participle

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, phân từ quá khứ could be written as 分詞過去. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 過去分詞 /过去分词 (quá khứ phân từ), from phân từ (“participle”) + quá khứ (“past”)

Frequently asked questions

What does phân từ quá khứ mean in English?

phân từ quá khứ (noun) means "a past participle".

How do you pronounce phân từ quá khứ?

IPA: Hanoi [fən˧˧ tɨ˨˩ kwaː˧˦ xɨ˧˦]; Saigon [fəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ waː˦˥ kʰɨ˦˥]. Tones: phân — level tone (ngang), từ — falling tone (huyền), quá — rising tone (sắc), khứ — rising tone (sắc).

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.