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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 實. Doublet of thực and thiệt.
Pronunciation
Adjective
thật
- real; true; factual
- chuyện thật ― true story
Usage notes
- Thật and thực are effectively alternative readings of the same grapheme, but they are preferred in different compounds or expressions. For example, use nói thật, not *nói thực; but use thực tiễn, not *thật tiễn.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “real”): giả (“fake”), hư (“broken”), ảo (“illusion”)
- (antonym(s) of “true”): sai (“wrong”)
Derived terms
Adverb
thật • (實, 寔, 实)
- actually, for real
Là con thật!- It's you for real!
- very, really
Usage notes
In the sense "very", thật modifies an adjective, often reduplicating it:
chạy nhanh thật nhanh- to run very, very fast
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