Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ.

Vietnamese often does not use a copula like is/are when linking a noun to an adjective.

So:

• Bệnh nhân này = this patient
• còn trẻ = still young

Put together:

• Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ = This patient is still young / This patient is young

In Vietnamese, adjectives can directly describe the subject without a verb like to be.

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

So:

• bệnh nhân này = this patient
• literally: patient this

This is a very common pattern in Vietnamese:

• người này = this person
• cuốn sách này = this book
• bác sĩ này = this doctor

So the word order is different from English.

Bệnh nhân means patient in the medical sense.

It is made up of Sino-Vietnamese elements:

• bệnh = illness, disease
• nhân = person

So it literally has the sense of sick person, though in actual usage it simply means patient.

In this sentence, còn adds the idea of still.

So:

• trẻ = young
• còn trẻ = still young

This often suggests:

• the person is young at present
• perhaps younger than expected
• or not yet old

Depending on context, Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ could feel like:

• This patient is still young
• This patient is quite young
• This patient is young

So còn adds nuance, not just a literal dictionary meaning.

Yes, Bệnh nhân này trẻ is grammatical.

The difference is nuance:

• Bệnh nhân này trẻ = This patient is young
• Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ = This patient is still young

Adding còn makes the statement feel a bit more natural in contexts where the speaker is emphasizing that the patient has not reached an older age yet.

In this sentence, trẻ clearly means young in age.

Depending on context, trẻ can refer to:

• being young in age
• being youthful

But here, because it describes a patient, the natural reading is simply young.

If Vietnamese wants to say childish in a negative personality sense, it would usually use other wording, not just trẻ by itself in this structure.

It is singular here: this patient.

Why?

• bệnh nhân can be singular or plural by itself in some contexts
• but này here naturally points to this one

If you wanted these patients, Vietnamese would usually say something like:

• những bệnh nhân này = these patients

So the original sentence is understood as singular.

Vietnamese often uses classifiers, but they are not always required.

You might sometimes hear:

• người bệnh nhân này — but this is not natural standard usage for patient
• bệnh nhân này is the normal, correct form

Many nouns can appear directly with này without a classifier, especially when the noun itself is already clear and specific enough.

So bệnh nhân này is the standard way to say this patient.

It is natural and correct.

It sounds like something a doctor, nurse, or observer might say when commenting on a patient’s age.

For example, it could imply:

• the patient is younger than many others
• the patient is too young for a certain condition
• the patient has good recovery potential because they are still young

So it is a very plausible real-life sentence.

The basic sentence is:

• Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ

If you change the order carelessly, it may sound unnatural or change the meaning.

For example:

• Còn trẻ, bệnh nhân này... can work only in a special discourse context, as a marked structure
• Này bệnh nhân còn trẻ is not correct for standard Vietnamese

Vietnamese word order is important:

1. noun phrase first: bệnh nhân này
2. predicate after that: còn trẻ

So the original order is the normal one.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Bệnh ≈ bayn with a heavy/falling tone
• nhân ≈ nyuhn with a level tone
• này ≈ nye with a falling tone
• còn ≈ kawn with a falling tone
• trẻ ≈ cheh / tjeh with a dipping/creaky rising tone depending on accent

A rough full approximation:

• bayn nyuhn nye kawn cheh

But Vietnamese tones are very important, so English-style approximations only go so far. It is best to listen to native audio and repeat.

Not always. It depends on context.

It can be:

• neutral: simply stating age
• positive: suggesting energy, potential, or resilience
• slightly emotional: so young, especially in a sad or serious context

For example, in a hospital setting, Bệnh nhân này còn trẻ might carry emotional weight, like:

• This patient is still young
• This patient is so young

So context matters a lot.

Yes, sometimes it can imply that, but only through context, not grammar alone.

The sentence itself literally means:

• This patient is still young

But in real use, it might suggest:

• the patient is unexpectedly young
• the patient is young for this illness
• the situation is unfortunate because the patient is young

If you want to say too young more explicitly, Vietnamese would usually add something clearer, such as:

• quá trẻ = too young

So còn trẻ can hint at that idea, but it does not strictly mean too young by itself.