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Questions & Answers about Bạn đã mệt chưa? Nếu mệt thì nghỉ một chút.
Why is đã used in Bạn đã mệt chưa?
Đã marks the perfective aspect, indicating something that may have happened already. In this question it suggests “Have you gotten tired yet?” rather than just “Are you tired?” It frames mệt as a change of state that might already have occurred.
What does chưa do at the end of Bạn đã mệt chưa?
Chưa literally means “not yet” and when placed at the end of a verb or adjective with đã, it turns the sentence into a yes/no question about whether something has happened. So Bạn đã mệt chưa? = “Have you (already) become tired yet?”
Can we say Bạn mệt chưa? instead of Bạn đã mệt chưa?
Yes, Bạn mệt chưa? is understandable and colloquial. However, it loses the nuance of “already.” If you want a neutral way to ask “Are you tired?”, you’d more often use Bạn có mệt không? which focuses on the current state rather than on whether tiredness has set in “yet.”
What’s the difference between Bạn đã mệt chưa? and Bạn có mệt không?
- Bạn đã mệt chưa? = “Have you gotten tired yet?” (perfective aspect, change of state)
- Bạn có mệt không? = “Are you tired?” (simple state question using the có…không pattern)