bây nhiêu
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Definition
Demonstrative pronoun:
- That much, that many: Used to indicate a specific, often limited, quantity or degree that is being pointed out or is understood from the context. It often implies the amount is not large or is just as stated.
Determiner:
- That much, that many: Used before a noun to specify the quantity being referred to, which is typically visible, known, or has just been mentioned.
Usage Examples
As a pronoun:
- Tôi chỉ cần bây nhiêu. (I only need that much.)
- Chỉ có bây nhiêu thôi sao? (Is there only that much?)
As a determiner:
- Nó có bây nhiêu tiền. (He has that much money.)
- Tôi đã mua bây nhiêu cam. (I bought that many oranges.)
Advanced Usage
"bây nhiêu đó": That much right there, that exact amount. Adds emphasis or finality.
- Tôi cho anh bây nhiêu đó thôi, không hơn. (I'll give you that much and no more.)
Used in comparative or explanatory contexts to equate amounts.
- Nó làm được bây nhiêu, tôi cũng làm được bây nhiêu. (He can do that much, I can do that much too.)
Variants and Related Words
Bao nhiêu: An interrogative pronoun meaning "how much" or "how many." It is the question form to which bây nhiêu can be an answer.
- Anh cần bao nhiêu? - Tôi cần bây nhiêu. (How much do you need? - I need that much.)
Nhiêu: A colloquial shortening often used in southern Vietnamese, similar in function to bấy nhiêu or bao nhiêu in certain contexts.
Synonyms
- That much: Referring to an uncountable quantity.
- That many: Referring to a countable quantity.
- That amount: A more formal equivalent.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Có bây nhiêu mà đòi ăn xài: (To have only that much but want to spend lavishly.) Criticizes someone living beyond their means.
- Hắn có bây nhiêu mà đòi ăn xài như đại gia. (He has only that much but wants to spend like a tycoon.)
Bây nhiêu đó cũng đủ: (That much is also enough.) Expresses contentment or sufficiency with a modest amount.
- Không cần nhiều, bây nhiêu đó cũng đủ rồi. (No need for a lot, that much is enough.)
- That much, that many
- chỉ có bây nhiêu tiền thôithere is only that much money