Đừng khoan ở đây.

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Breakdown of Đừng khoan ở đây.

• đừng: don't
• đây: here
• khoan: to drill

Questions & Answers about Đừng khoan ở đây.

What does đừng do in this sentence?

Đừng is used to make a negative command or prohibition. It means something like don’t in English.

So:

• Đừng khoan ở đây. = Don’t drill here.

A very common pattern is:

• đừng + verb

Examples:

• Đừng nói. = Don’t speak.
• Đừng đi. = Don’t go.
• Đừng chạm vào đó. = Don’t touch that.

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Why is there no subject, like you, in the sentence?

In Vietnamese, the subject is often left out when it is obvious from context, especially in commands.

So Đừng khoan ở đây. naturally means:

• Don’t drill here.
• more literally: Don’t drill at here.

If you want, you can add a pronoun or name, but it is not necessary:

• Anh đừng khoan ở đây. = You (older male / sir), don’t drill here.
• Em đừng khoan ở đây. = You (younger person), don’t drill here.

Without a pronoun, it sounds like a general instruction or warning.

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Does khoan only mean drill?