năng
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nang"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 能 (“able”).
The adverbial sense seems to be an extension of the semantics presents in terms like năng động.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]năng
- (before a verb) frequently; diligently; regularly
- Nó năng đi học, năng làm bài lắm.
- He never plays truant and always does his homework.
Derived terms
[edit]Romanization
[edit]năng
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 能