mất
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *ɓǝt. Cognate with Muong Bi bất, Arem bʉt.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to lose something
- (formal, euphemistic) to die
- Antonym: còn
- to take (time)
- Chuyến đi phải mất một ngày.
- The trip takes one day.
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
Particle
[edit]- used to indicate the absence of something after the action expressed in the verb
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 9, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
- Bầy ong hoảng hốt nối nhau bay mất không còn một con.
- The swarming bees in their panic all together flew away until not one was left.
- placed after an adjective or a verb to indicate something considered unfavourable
- Dầm mưa miết vầy thì cảm mất.
- You will end up with a cold if you keep going out in the rain unprotected like this.
- Chết mất thôi.
- God, I'm so screwed.