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tận

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from (completely).

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    tận

    1. (of experiencing) first-hand, with your very own senses, or right there and then
      tận mắt/tai/tay/miệng
      with your own eyes/ears/hands/mouth
      tận mắt chứng kiến
      to see with your own eyes
      Tao phải đến tận nơi xem mới tin.
      I have to go there to see it for myself.
    2. (of being in a location) all the way there and very far from here to the upmost; to the upmost
      đến tận Cà Mau
      to go all the way to Ca Mau
      Mình phải chờ đến tận tháng 3.
      We gotta wait all the way until March.

    Derived terms

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