tận

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盡 (“completely”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩˨]

Adverb

tận

(of experiencing) first-hand, with your very own senses, or right there and then
tận mắt/tai/tay/miệng
with your own eyes/ears/hands/mouth

tận mắt chứng kiến
to see with your own eyes

Tao phải đến tận nơi xem mới tin.
I have to go there to see it for myself.
(of being in a location) all the way there and very far from here to the upmost; to the upmost
đến tận Cà Mau
to go all the way to Ca Mau

Mình phải chờ đến tận tháng 3.
We gotta wait all the way until March.

Derived terms

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