vì thế

See also: vithe

Vietnamese

Etymology

vì (“because”) +‎ thế (“that”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥] ~ [jɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥]

Adverb

vì thế

  1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such
    Synonym: do đó

Usage notes

Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.

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