Word
Tôi làm mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay.
Meaning
I work every day except today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Tôi làm mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay.
What does làm mean in this sentence?
Làm is a very common verb that often means do or work.
In Tôi làm mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay, it can mean either:
- I do it every day, except today
- I work every day, except today
The exact meaning depends on context. Vietnamese often leaves out information that is already understood.
If you want to make work clearer, you can say:
- Tôi làm việc mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay.
If you want to make do something clearer, you would usually add an object:
- Tôi làm việc đó mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay. = I do that every day, except today.
Why is there no tense marker? How do we know when this happens?
Vietnamese often does not mark tense the way English does.
Instead, time is usually understood from:
- context
- time words
- aspect markers such as đã, đang, sẽ
In this sentence, mỗi ngày and hôm nay give the time frame, so no extra tense word is needed.
That is why Tôi làm mỗi ngày, trừ hôm nay is natural. It describes a usual habit, with one exception.
If needed, Vietnamese can add markers, but it often does not.
What does mỗi ngày mean exactly?