Breakdown of Cân bưu kiện để biết trọng lượng.
để
to
biết
to know
bưu kiện
the parcel
trọng lượng
the weight
Questions & Answers about Cân bưu kiện để biết trọng lượng.
What does cân mean here?
Here, cân is a verb meaning to weigh.
So Cân bưu kiện means weigh the parcel.
A learner may know cân as a scale or as a unit related to weight in some contexts, but in this sentence it clearly functions as the verb to weigh.
Is there an implied subject in this sentence?
Yes. Vietnamese often omits the subject when it is understood from context.
So Cân bưu kiện để biết trọng lượng could mean things like:
- Weigh the parcel to find out the weight
- You should weigh the parcel to know its weight
- One weighs the parcel to determine the weight
In many real situations, it sounds a lot like an instruction or command: Weigh the parcel to find out its weight.
What does để mean in this sentence?
Để often means in order to, so that, or for the purpose of.
In this sentence:
- Cân bưu kiện = weigh the parcel
- để biết trọng lượng = in order to know the weight
So để connects the action with its purpose.
A very common Vietnamese pattern is: