tất nhiên

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [tət̚˧˦ ɲiən˧˧]Huế [tək̚˦˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]Saigon [tək̚˦˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tấtrisingsắc nhiênlevelngang

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tất nhiên means of course.

Chinese characters: 必然

Meanings of tất nhiên in English

Adverb

of course ≈ đương nhiên

Example sentences with tất nhiên

Tất nhiên là tôi sẽ đi rồi. Of course I'll go.
Tất nhiên. Obviously.
Tất nhiên, bạn có thể làm bất cứ thứ gì mà bạn muốn. You can do whatever you want to do, of course.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 必然 (“inevitable, inevitably”). Also attested is tức nhiên (即然), which was greatly contaminated by this term.

Frequently asked questions

What does tất nhiên mean in English?

tất nhiên (adverb) means "of course".

How do you pronounce tất nhiên?

IPA: Hanoi [tət̚˧˦ ɲiən˧˧]; Saigon [tək̚˦˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: tất — rising tone (sắc), nhiên — level tone (ngang).

Is tất nhiên a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tất nhiên is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 必然.

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.