Questions & Answers about Tôi nghĩ rằng công việc này khá tốt.
Why is rằng used in this sentence?
Rằng introduces the clause that follows nghĩ and works a bit like that in English:
- Tôi nghĩ rằng công việc này khá tốt.
- I think that this job is quite good.
In Vietnamese, rằng is more formal or explicit. It helps mark clearly that what follows is the content of the thought.
Can I leave out rằng?
Yes. Very often, especially in everyday speech, rằng is omitted:
- Tôi nghĩ công việc này khá tốt.
This is completely natural and very common.
Using rằng sounds a little more formal, careful, or written.
Why is này after công việc instead of before it?
In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này usually come after the noun.
So:
- công việc này = this job / this work
- literally: job this
This is normal Vietnamese word order. English says this job, but Vietnamese says job this.
What exactly does công việc mean here?
can mean: