"để" meaning in Vietnamese

See để in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [ʔɗe˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɗej˧˨] [Huế], [ʔɗej˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 巴⿱低 (composed of 巴 (MC pae) and 低 (MC tej), SV: ba đê). Etymology templates: {{ltc-l|巴}} 巴 (MC pae), {{ltc-l|低}} 低 (MC tej) Head templates: {{head|vi|conjunction|head=|tr=抵}} để • (抵), {{vi-conj|抵}} để • (抵)
  1. in order to, so that, for, to Synonyms: đặng
    Sense id: en-để-vi-conj-N6w99Tny
  2. Indicating that what follows is a natural and undesirable consequence of what was just mentioned: wind up
    Sense id: en-để-vi-conj-pfy26tfw

Verb

IPA: [ʔɗe˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɗej˧˨] [Huế], [ʔɗej˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 巴⿱低 (composed of 巴 (MC pae) and 低 (MC tej), SV: ba đê). Etymology templates: {{ltc-l|巴}} 巴 (MC pae), {{ltc-l|低}} 低 (MC tej) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=底, 抵}} để • (底, 抵), {{vi-verb|底, 抵}} để • (底, 抵)
  1. to place; to set
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-wE6VTlDP
  2. to let; to leave (alone)
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-Er9WQcVA
  3. to leave
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-dDKDyhdh
  4. to let
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-O71n96ej Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 16 2 34 2 45 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 1 34 1 45 0 0 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 2 34 2 43 0 0
  5. to leave (to transfer something)
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-Ol-Ji7Ek
  6. (North Central Vietnam, archaic in other dialects) to abandon Tags: Central, North, Vietnam, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-để-vi-verb-OZ2Xfu1j Categories (other): Central Vietnamese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: đặt, bỏ, của ăn của để, để bụng, để cho, để dành, để không, để lộ, để mà, để mặc, để mắt, để tâm, để ý
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          "english": "failure has left them with valuable lessons",
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      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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        "to let"
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          "english": "His parents left him a house.",
          "text": "Bố mẹ để lại cho anh ta một căn nhà.",
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          "english": "If you want, I will leave this guitar for you.",
          "text": "Nếu anh muốn thì tôi sẽ để cây đàn này lại cho anh.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "Việc này thì cứ để chuyên gia xử lí.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "để vợ",
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        "to abandon"
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        [
          "abandon",
          "abandon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(North Central Vietnam, archaic in other dialects) to abandon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "North",
        "Vietnam",
        "archaic",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗe˧˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "để"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese conjunctions",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "巴"
      },
      "expansion": "巴 (MC pae)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "低"
      },
      "expansion": "低 (MC tej)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 巴⿱低 (composed of 巴 (MC pae) and 低 (MC tej), SV: ba đê).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "抵",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "抵"
      },
      "expansion": "để • (抵)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "抵"
      },
      "expansion": "để • (抵)",
      "name": "vi-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "place for work",
          "text": "chỗ để làm việc",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "To save money in order to buy a house.",
          "text": "Tiết kiệm để có tiền mua nhà.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in order to, so that, for, to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "so that",
          "so that"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "đặng"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Why should I keep something in mind if it only brings me more sorrow?",
          "text": "Nhớ làm gì để thêm buồn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating that what follows is a natural and undesirable consequence of what was just mentioned: wind up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wind up",
          "wind up"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗe˧˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗej˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "để"
}

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