Questions & Answers about Tôi đọc suốt buổi tối.
Why is there no word for book or something after đọc?
Because Vietnamese often leaves out the object when it is generic, obvious, or not important.
So Tôi đọc suốt buổi tối naturally means I read all evening, even without saying what was read. English can do this too: I read all evening does not need an object either.
If you want to specify the object, you can add it:
- Tôi đọc sách suốt buổi tối. = I read books / I read all evening.
- Tôi đọc cuốn tiểu thuyết đó suốt buổi tối. = I read that novel all evening.
What does suốt mean here?
Suốt means throughout, for the whole duration of, or all the way through a period of time.
In this sentence:
- suốt buổi tối = throughout the evening / all evening
It emphasizes continuity over the whole time period.
Examples:
- Tôi làm việc suốt ngày. = I worked all day.
- Trời mưa suốt đêm. = It rained all night.
What exactly does buổi tối mean?
Buổi tối means evening or sometimes the nighttime period, depending on context.
It is made of:
- buổi = a period/session/part of the day