Cây này có độc.

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Breakdown of Cây này có độc.

• có: to have
• cây: the plant or tree
• độc: poisonous; toxic

Questions & Answers about Cây này có độc.

What does each word in Cây này có độc mean?

• cây = tree or plant
• này = this
• có = to have
• độc = poison, poisonous, or toxic depending on context

So the sentence is literally This plant has poison, which is why the natural English meaning is This plant/tree is poisonous.

Is cây a noun or a classifier here?

Here, cây is the noun itself, meaning tree or plant.

Vietnamese also uses cây as a classifier in phrases like cây bút (a pen), but that is a different structure. In Cây này có độc, there is no second noun after cây, so it is not a separate classifier here.

Why can cây mean either tree or plant?

Vietnamese words often cover a broader range than a single English word. Cây can refer to:

• a tree
• a plant
• sometimes even a shrub or similar growing thing

So the exact English translation depends on context. If you are pointing at a large woody plant, tree is natural. If the context is more general, plant may be better.

Why does này come after cây instead of before it?