tới

See also: Appendix:Variations of "toi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

tới • (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 • (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

  • (to arrive): đến, tới nơi, đến nơi

Adjective

tới • (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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