Các cửa hàng ở đây.

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Breakdown of Các cửa hàng ở đây.

• cửa hàng: the store
• đây: here
• các: (general plural marker)

Questions & Answers about Các cửa hàng ở đây.

What does các do in Các cửa hàng ở đây?

Các is a plural marker. It tells you that cửa hàng refers to more than one store/shop.

So:

• cửa hàng = store / shop
• các cửa hàng = stores / shops

In English, we usually show plural with -s. In Vietnamese, nouns do not change form, so words like các help show plurality.

Also, Vietnamese does not always need a plural marker if the context already makes it clear. So các is useful, but it is not required in every situation.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

Vietnamese often does not use a separate verb like English to be in sentences about location.

So:

• English: The stores are here.
• Vietnamese: Các cửa hàng ở đây.

Here, ở đây means here / at here, and that is enough to express the idea of location.

This is very normal in Vietnamese. Compare:

• Tôi ở đây. = I am here.
• Nhà ở kia. = The house is over there.

So the sentence is complete even without a separate word for are.

What does cửa hàng mean exactly?