Questions & Answers about Va li có tay cầm và bánh xe.
What does có mean in this sentence?
Here, có means has.
Vietnamese uses có for both:
- existence: there is / there are
- possession: have / has
In Va li có tay cầm và bánh xe, the subject is va li, so có is showing possession: the suitcase has a handle and wheels.
Why is there no word for a or the before va li?
Vietnamese usually does not use articles like English does.
So va li can mean:
- a suitcase
- the suitcase
- sometimes suitcases in general
The exact meaning depends on context.
If you want to be more specific, Vietnamese can add other words, for example:
- một va li = a suitcase
- va li này = this suitcase
- va li đó = that suitcase
Do I need a classifier like cái or chiếc with va li?