Chương này dài.

This chapter is long.

Breakdown of Chương này dài.

• này: this
• dài: long
• chương: the chapter

Questions & Answers about Chương này dài.

What does each word in Chương này dài. do?

• chương = chapter
• này = this
• dài = long

So chương này means this chapter, and dài describes it.

The sentence structure is:

noun phrase + adjective

So literally it is something like this chapter long, which in natural English becomes This chapter is long.

Why does này come after chương instead of before it?

In Vietnamese, words like this and that usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• chương này = this chapter
• chương đó = that chapter

This is a very common pattern in Vietnamese:

• sách này = this book
• nhà này = this house

So even though English says this chapter, Vietnamese says chapter this in word order.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?