Word
Dù nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói.
Meaning
Even if I remember the PIN, I still do not say it.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Dù nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói.
What does dù ... cũng ... mean in this sentence?
It is a very common Vietnamese pattern meaning something like:
- even though ... still ...
- although ... still ...
- sometimes even if ... still ...
So in Dù nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói, the structure is:
- Dù nhớ mã PIN = even though I remember the PIN
- tôi cũng không nói = I still won’t say it / I still don’t say it
The word cũng helps create that “still / nevertheless” idea.
So dù ... cũng ... works a lot like although ..., still ... in English.
Why is there no tôi before nhớ? Shouldn’t it be Dù tôi nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói?
Yes, Dù tôi nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói is completely grammatical.
But Vietnamese often omits a repeated subject when it is obvious from context. Since the second clause already has tôi, the first clause can leave it out:
- Dù nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói.
- Dù tôi nhớ mã PIN, tôi cũng không nói.
Both mean the same thing.
This kind of omission is very normal in Vietnamese, especially when the subject of both clauses is the same.
What does nhớ mean here? I thought nhớ could mean miss.