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Questions & Answers about Lan đi tiếp.
Is Lan a person’s name here?
Yes. Lan is a very common Vietnamese given name, usually for a woman or girl. In this sentence, Lan is the subject, so Lan đi tiếp means that Lan is the one doing the action.
What does đi mean here?
Đi most basically means to go or to walk. In this sentence, it keeps that general idea of moving onward. Depending on context, English might translate it as go on, keep going, or continue walking.
What does tiếp mean in this sentence?
Tiếp means continuing, further, or next / more depending on context. In Lan đi tiếp, it adds the idea that the action of đi does not stop. So đi tiếp together means something like continue going or go on.
Why is tiếp placed after đi, not before it?
In Vietnamese, words that add aspect or direction-like meaning often come after the main verb. So đi tiếp is the natural order for continue going.
A literal word-by-word breakdown is:
- Lan = Lan
- đi = go / walk
- tiếp = continue / further
Vietnamese often puts the main action first and then adds extra information after it.