Họ cướp ngân hàng.

the bank

Breakdown of Họ cướp ngân hàng.

• họ: they
• cướp: to rob; snatch

Questions & Answers about Họ cướp ngân hàng.

What does họ mean here? Is it always they?

In this sentence, họ means they.

A few useful notes:

• họ is a third-person plural pronoun
• It can mean they or them, depending on its role in the sentence
• Here it comes before the verb, so it is the subject: They robbed / are robbing / rob a bank

Be careful: họ can also mean surname / family name in other contexts, but that is not what it means here.

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Why is there no word for the in ngân hàng?

Vietnamese usually does not use articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

So:

• ngân hàng can mean a bank, the bank, or just bank
• the exact meaning depends on context

In Họ cướp ngân hàng, English will often translate it as They robbed the bank or They rob banks / a bank, depending on the situation.

If Vietnamese needs to be more specific, it often uses context, demonstratives, or other wording rather than a direct article system like English.

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How do I know what tense this sentence is? It just says Họ cướp ngân hàng.