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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 得 (“to get, to obtain”, SV: đắc).
Central-Southern đặng has mostly been displaced by this word.
Pronunciation
Verb
được • (特)
- (intransitive) to gain, to win
Được hay thua?- Is it a win or a loss?
- (transitive) to obtain, to get (passively)
- được thư ― to get a letter
- được tin nhà ― to receive word from home
- được của rơi ― to pick up lost items
- (modal auxiliary) to be (used to form passive tense, positive outcome); to benefit from (an action)
- được nhiều người giúp ― to be helped by many people
Thuyền được gió.- The boat caught some wind.
- (modal auxiliary) may; must
Trẻ em đến tuổi được đi học.- The youth has reached school age.
Không ai được vắng mặt.- No one may disappear.
- (transitive) to reach, to attain (a milestone)
Tết này cháu được sáu tuổi.- I will be six years old this Tết.
- to be all right, to be OK
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Particle
được
- particle that expresses ability, possibility
Anh ta nói và viết được tiếng Anh.- He can speak and write English.
1938, Thạch Lam, “Nắng trong vườn [Sunlight in the garden]”, in Đời nay [This life]:Nhưng tôi còn ham muốn những cái thú mà một cô thiếu nữ không đem đến được.- But I also desired things a young girl cannot give me.
Usage notes
Unlike có thể, this particle follows the verb.
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Interjection
được
- OK, alright, all right (acknowledgement or acceptance)
- (computing) OK, okay (dismissal of a dialog box or confirmation of a prompt)
Synonyms
- (acknowledgement or acceptance): OK (informal)
- (dismissal of a dialog box or confirmation of a prompt): OK
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