Definition

1. Demonstrative Pronoun:

   • That; those: Used to indicate a specific person, object, place, time, or event that has been previously mentioned or is known to both the speaker and listener, but is not near the speaker or at the present moment of speaking.
   • There: Used to indicate a specific location that is not near the speaker.

2. Particle (often at the end of a sentence or clause):

   • Emphatic particle: A word used to emphasize the certainty, definiteness, or exactness of the statement being made.

Usage Examples

• As a Demonstrative Pronoun:

  • Người đó là ai? (Who is that person?)
  • Tôi đã đọc cuốn sách đó. (I have read that book.)
  • Anh ấy sống ở thành phố đó. (He lives in that city.)
  • Hãy đứng đó và đợi tôi. (Stand there and wait for me.)

• As a Particle (for emphasis):

  • Đúng như vậy đó. (That's exactly right.)
  • Tôi đã bảo anh rồi đó. (I told you so.)
  • Đó, anh thấy chưa? (There, you see?)

Advanced Usage

• "đó đây": here and there; everywhere.

  • Có những bông hoa rải rác đó đây. (There are flowers scattered here and there.)

• "ai đó": someone; somebody.

  • Có ai đó đang gọi cửa. (Someone is knocking at the door.)

• "cái gì đó": something.

  • Tôi muốn nói với anh cái gì đó. (I want to tell you something.)

• "ở đâu đó": somewhere.

  • Tôi đã để quên chìa khóa ở đâu đó. (I left my keys somewhere.)

• "lúc nào đó": sometime; at some point.

  • Chúng ta sẽ gặp lại nhau lúc nào đó. (We will meet again sometime.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đấy: A variant with a similar meaning and usage to "đó," often considered slightly more colloquial or regional.

  • Ngôi nhà đấy rất đẹp. (That house is very beautiful.)

• Kia: Another demonstrative meaning "that" or "those," but often implies a greater distance (physical or metaphorical) than "đó."

  • Ngọn núi kia xa lắm. (That mountain over there is very far.)

Synonyms

• Ấy: That; those (somewhat literary or old-fashioned).
  • Con người ấy rất tốt. (That person is very kind.)

Notes on Different Meanings

• Đó (noun): A type of bamboo or rattan fish trap. This is a completely different word (a homonym) and is not related to the demonstrative pronoun/particle.
  • Người dân đặt đó để bắt cá. (The locals set fish traps to catch fish.)

1. that; there; those
   • đứng đó
     Stay there