tới

See also: Appendix:Variations of "toi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 逮 (“to reach”, SV: đãi).

    Most prepositions in Vietnamese were originally verbs: cho (“to give; for”), đến (“to come; to”), ở (“to stay; at, in”), lên (“to go up; onto”), vào (“to enter; in, into”), theo (“to follow; according to”), về (“to return; about”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təːj˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Preposition

    tới • (細, 𬧐)

    1. to (indicating destination)
      Ô-tô chạy tới bến mới đổ khách.
      The car went to the station before dropping off its passengers.
    2. until (up to the time of); until (up to the time that); up to, as far as, as much as
      Tôi cũng học cho tới nghỉ hè như các bạn.
      I also study until summer break like all of you.
      Đi tới ngã tư kia thì lại hỏi thăm đường.
      Go over to that four-way intersection and ask for directions.
      Đọc báo tới khuya mà vẫn chưa buồn ngủ.
      [Someone] read the newspaper until late in the evening but still didn’t feel sleepy.
      Đạp tới ba mươi cây số vẫn chưa phải nghỉ.
      [Someone] biked 30 kilometers without having to rest.

    Synonyms

    Verb

    tới • (細, 𬧐)

    1. (intransitive or transitive) to arrive (at)
      Tàu tới ga lúc tám giờ.
      The train arrives at the station at 8 o'clock.

    Synonyms

    Adjective

    tới • (細, 𬧐)

    1. next
      Synonym: sau
      tuần tới
      next week
      Tôi sẽ xuống tàu ở ga tới.
      I’m going to get off the train at the next stop.
    2. (optics) incident; of incidence
      tia tới
      an incident ray
      góc tới
      an angle of incidence

    References

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