chửa
Definitions
Verb:
- To be pregnant, to be with child, to be in the family way (for humans): The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the body.
- To be with young, to be gravid, to be in foal/litter (for animals): The state of a female animal carrying unborn young.
Adverb (colloquial):
- Not yet: Used to indicate that an action has not happened or a state has not been reached. (Synonymous with chưa).
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Cô ấy chửa được ba tháng rồi. (She is three months pregnant.)
- Con mèo nhà tôi chửa và sắp đẻ. (My cat is with young and about to give birth.)
Adverb:
- Tôi chửa làm xong bài tập. (I have not yet finished my homework.)
- Anh hiểu chửa? (Do you understand yet? / Have you understood?)
Advanced Usage
- Bụng mang dạ chửa: An idiom meaning "to be pregnant," often emphasizing the physical state of carrying a child.
- Cô ấy bụng mang dạ chửa vẫn phải đi làm. (She still has to go to work while pregnant.)
- Chết chửa!: An exclamatory phrase expressing shock, dismay, or frustration (literally "not yet dead," but used like "Oh my God!" or "Good grief!").
- Chết chửa! Tôi để quên chìa khóa trong nhà rồi! (Oh no! I left my keys inside the house!)
Variants and Related Words
- Có chửa (verb phrase): To be pregnant. A more formal or descriptive alternative to the verb .
- Sự có chửa (pregnancy, gestation).
- Chửa đẻ (verb phrase): To be pregnant and give birth; the entire process of pregnancy and childbirth.
- Thai chửa (noun): Pregnancy (the condition).
- Chửa hoang / chửa ngoài ý muốn: Unplanned pregnancy.
Synonyms
- Verb (pregnant):
- Adverb (not yet):
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Chửa vượt mặt: To be visibly/showingly pregnant.
- Ăn cho hai người (vì đang chửa): To eat for two (because one is pregnant).
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To be pregnant, to be with child, to be in the family way (người); to be with young (thu')
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