tất nhiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tət̚˧˦ ɲiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˧˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tək̚˦˥ ɲiəŋ˧˧]

Adverb

tất nhiên

  1. of course
    Synonym: đương nhiên