Thủ tục này khá rõ.

this

Breakdown of Thủ tục này khá rõ.

• khá: quite
• rõ: clear
• thủ tục: the administrative procedure

Questions & Answers about Thủ tục này khá rõ.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Vietnamese often does not use a copula like is/are before adjectives.

So:

• Thủ tục này = this procedure
• khá rõ = quite clear

Putting them together gives This procedure is quite clear, even though there is no separate word meaning is.

This is very common in Vietnamese:

• Trời nóng. = The weather is hot.
• Cô ấy đẹp. = She is beautiful.

When the predicate is an adjective, Vietnamese usually just places it directly after the subject.

Why does này come after thủ tục instead of before it?

In Vietnamese, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• thủ tục này = this procedure
• literally: procedure this

This is a very common noun pattern in Vietnamese:

• nhà này = this house
• người đó = that person
• cuốn sách kia = that book over there

So although English says this procedure, Vietnamese says procedure this.

What does khá mean here?