Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Normally, under normal circumstances: Indicates a situation or action that occurs in the usual, expected, or standard conditions.
   • In a dignified way, in a stately way: Indicates an action performed with seriousness, proper formality, and respectability.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Normally):

  • Đằng thằng ra thì nó không bị khiển trách đâu. (Normally he would not have been criticized.)
  • Đằng thằng ra, tôi sẽ không đồng ý với điều đó. (Normally, I would not agree with that.)

• Adverb (In a dignified way):

  • Cứ đằng thằng mà tiến hành công việc của chúng ta. (We just carry on our work in a dignified way.)
  • Hãy đối diện với khó khăn một cách đằng thằng. (Face the difficulties in a dignified/stately manner.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đằng thằng mà nói" / "Nói đằng thằng": To speak frankly and directly; to speak in a straightforward and upright manner.
  • Đằng thằng mà nói, anh đã sai trong chuyện này. (To speak frankly, you were wrong in this matter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thẳng thắn (adj): Frank, straightforward, direct (in speech or attitude). This is a common synonym for the "dignified/frank" sense.
  • Anh ấy là người rất thẳng thắn. (He is a very frank person.)
• Thẳng thừng (adv): Bluntly, flatly, directly (often implying a lack of tact). This is related but can carry a more abrupt connotation.
  • Cô ấy từ chối thẳng thừng. (She refused bluntly.)
• Bình thường (adj/adv): Normal, normally. This is a common synonym for the "normally" sense.
  • Mọi việc vẫn diễn ra bình thường. (Everything is proceeding normally.)

Synonyms

• Thông thường (adv): Usually, ordinarily.
• Một cách đường hoàng (phrase): In a dignified/majestic way.
• Một cách chính trực (phrase): In an upright/honest way.

Notes on Usage

• Register: The word "đằng thằng" is considered formal and is not used in everyday casual conversation. It is more common in written language, formal speech, or specific dialects/regions.
• Structure: It often appears in the structure "Đằng thằng ra thì..." (Normally, ...) to introduce what would typically happen. When meaning "in a dignified way," it is used as a regular adverb modifying a verb.
• Nuance: The core idea connects "straightness" or "uprightness" (from "thẳng") to both normative conditions (straight/usual path) and moral/behavioral uprightness.

1. Normally, under normal circumstances
   • Đằng thằng ra thì nó không bị khiển trách đâu
     Normally he would not have been criticized
2. In a dignified way, in a stately way
   • Cứ đằng thằng mà tiến hành công việc của chúng ta
     We just carry on our work in a dignified wway