Definition

1. Pronoun:
   • Everyone, everybody, all people: "Ai ai" is a reduplicative pronoun used to refer to every single person within a general group, emphasizing universality or totality. It is typically used as a subject and is almost always followed by "cũng" (also, too, all).

Usage

• Grammatical Role: Functions exclusively as the subject of a sentence.
• Required Particle: It is almost invariably followed by the particle "cũng" to complete the meaning of "all" or "every single one."
• Nuance: It carries a slightly more poetic, emphatic, or formal tone than the simpler "mọi người."

Usage Examples

• Pronoun:
  • Ai ai đều cũng phải chết. (Everyone is mortal.)
  • Ai ai cũng khao khát yêu và được yêu. (Everyone aspires to love and to be loved.)
  • Ai ai cũng vui trừ anh ta ra. (Everybody is happy but him.)
  • Ai ai cũng biết điều đó. (Everybody knows that.)

Advanced Usage

• The structure "Ai ai cũng..." is a fixed grammatical pattern. It is not commonly used in other syntactic positions or without "cũng."

Synonyms

• Mọi người: Everyone, everybody (more common in everyday speech).
• Tất cả mọi người: All people.
• Mỗi người: Each person (emphasizes individuality within the whole).

Related Idioms

• While "ai ai" itself is not typically part of longer idioms, its usage pattern is formulaic and essential for expressing universal statements about people.

1. Everyone, everybody
   • ai ai đều cũng phải chết
     everyone is mortal
   • ai ai cũng khao khát yêu và được yêu
     everyone aspires to love and to be loved
   • ai ai cũng vui trừ anh ta ra
     everybody is happy but him