ai ai
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Definition
- 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.
- Everyone, everybody
- ai ai đều cũng phải chếteveryone is mortal
- ai ai cũng khao khát yêu và được yêueveryone aspires to love and to be loved
- ai ai cũng vui trừ anh ta raeverybody is happy but him