Chổi ở gần cửa.

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Breakdown of Chổi ở gần cửa.

• gần: near
• cửa: the door
• chổi: the broom

Questions & Answers about Chổi ở gần cửa.

Why is there no word for the or a in Chổi ở gần cửa?

Vietnamese usually does not use articles like the and a/an the way English does.

So chổi can mean:

• a broom
• the broom
• sometimes just broom(s) in a general sense

And cửa can mean:

• a door
• the door

The exact meaning depends on context. In a simple sentence like this, English often translates it as The broom is near the door, but Vietnamese does not need separate words for the.

Why is there no word meaning is in the sentence?

Vietnamese often does not use a copula like English is in location sentences.

In English:

• The broom is near the door.

In Vietnamese:

• Chổi ở gần cửa.

Here, ở is doing the job of showing location, so you do not need a separate word for is.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• ở = to be located at / in / near / on, depending on context

So the sentence naturally means The broom is located near the door.

What does ở gần mean here? Is it one word or two?