Tôi muốn mở khóa thẻ.

to want

Breakdown of Tôi muốn mở khóa thẻ.

• tôi: me
• mở khóa thẻ: to unblock a card

Questions & Answers about Tôi muốn mở khóa thẻ.

What does each part of Tôi muốn mở khóa thẻ mean?

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• Tôi = I
• muốn = want
• mở khóa = unlock
• thẻ = card

So the sentence structure is basically:

• Tôi
  • muốn
    • mở khóa
      • thẻ
• I
  • want
    • unlock
      • card

In natural English, this is usually understood as I want to unlock the card or I want my card unblocked.

Why is there no separate word for to after muốn?

In Vietnamese, you usually do not need a separate word equivalent to English to before a verb after muốn.

So:

• muốn mở khóa thẻ = want to unlock the card

This is normal Vietnamese grammar. After muốn, the next verb can come directly.

More examples:

• Tôi muốn ăn = I want to eat
• Tôi muốn đi = I want to go
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