Definition

1. Adverb:
   • All the same, nevertheless, nonetheless: Used to indicate that a statement or situation remains true or valid despite what has just been mentioned. It expresses concession or contrast.
   • Equally, in the same way: Used to show that something applies in an identical manner to another thing or person.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Nevertheless):

  • Anh ấy mệt, nhưng cũng thể hoàn thành công việc. (He was tired, but he completed the work all the same.)
  • Trời mưa to. Cũng thể, chúng tôi vẫn đi dạo. (It was raining heavily. Nevertheless, we still went for a walk.)

• Adverb (Equally/In the same way):

  • Cô ấy thích đọc sách, và tôi cũng thể. (She likes reading books, and I do too / and so do I.)
  • Nếu anh có thể làm được, tôi cũng thể. (If you can do it, I can do it too / in the same way.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thế mà cũng thể...": An expression of mild surprise or concession, meaning "And yet, even so..." or "Despite that, still...".
  • Anh ấy không học bài nhiều. Thế mà cũng thể thi đỗ. (He didn't study much. And yet, he still passed the exam.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cũng vậy: A very close synonym, often interchangeable, meaning "also", "too", or "likewise".
  • Tôi thích cà phê và anh ấy cũng vậy. (I like coffee and he does too.)
• Tuy nhiên: A more formal synonym for "however" or "nevertheless", used primarily for contrast/concession, not for the "equally" meaning.
• Dù sao: Another concessive adverb meaning "anyway" or "after all".

Synonyms

• Tuy thế: However, nevertheless (more literary).
• Song: However, but (formal/literary).
• Cũng thế: (Variant) Same meaning.

Related Phrases

• Dù thế nào cũng thể...: No matter what, still... / Regardless, still...
  • Dù thế nào cũng thể phải cố gắng. (No matter what, you still have to try.)

Related Idioms

• "Đường ai nấy đi, nhưng tình bạn cũng thể còn": (Go your separate ways, but the friendship remains all the same.) Highlights the enduring nature of something despite separation or change.