Questions & Answers about Cây này rất nhỏ.
- cây = tree or plant, depending on context
- này = this
- rất = very
- nhỏ = small
So the structure is basically:
noun + this + very + adjective
Vietnamese often builds simple descriptive sentences this way.
In Vietnamese, demonstratives like này (this) usually come after the noun:
- cây này = this tree / this plant
- nhà này = this house
- người này = this person
This is different from English, where this comes before the noun.
So:
- English: this tree
- Vietnamese: cây này
Vietnamese often does not use a copula like English is/are when describing something with an adjective.
So instead of saying something like This tree is very small with a separate word for is, Vietnamese simply says:
Cây này rất nhỏ
literally: tree this very small
This is completely normal Vietnamese sentence structure.