Bưu kiện này dễ vỡ.

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Breakdown of Bưu kiện này dễ vỡ.

• bưu kiện: the parcel
• dễ vỡ: fragile

Questions & Answers about Bưu kiện này dễ vỡ.

Why is này placed after bưu kiện instead of before it?

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này (this) usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• bưu kiện này = this parcel
• literally: parcel this

This is a very common pattern in Vietnamese:

• cuốn sách này = this book
• cái bàn này = this table
• người này = this person

So the noun comes first, and này follows it.

Is Bưu kiện này dễ vỡ a full sentence even though there is no word for is?

Yes. Vietnamese often does not need a verb like to be in sentences of this kind.

In English, you say:

• This parcel is fragile.

In Vietnamese, you can simply say:

• Bưu kiện này dễ vỡ.

The adjective phrase dễ vỡ works as the predicate of the sentence, so no separate word meaning is is necessary here.

What does dễ vỡ mean literally?