Breakdown of Tôi hút bụi trong phòng khách.
tôi
I
trong
in (enclosed by something)
phòng khách
the living room
hút bụi
to vacuum
Questions & Answers about Tôi hút bụi trong phòng khách.
Why is the sentence Tôi hút bụi trong phòng khách and not something with a verb like am or do?
Vietnamese does not need a verb like am in this kind of sentence.
The structure is simply:
Tôi = I
hút bụi = vacuum / vacuum-clean
trong phòng khách = in the living room
So Vietnamese often works more like:
I + vacuum + in the living room
There is no extra word needed for am the way English says I am vacuuming.
What does hút bụi mean exactly? Is it one word or two?
Hút bụi is a common verb phrase meaning to vacuum or to vacuum-clean.
Literally:
- hút = to suck
- bụi = dust
So the literal idea is suck dust, but in natural English the meaning is simply vacuum.
It is written as two separate words, but it functions together as one action.
Why is trong phòng khách used here? What does trong do?
Trong means in or inside.
So:
- trong = in
- phòng khách = living room
Together, trong phòng khách means in the living room.
It tells you where the action happens.
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