Definition

1. Noun (Part of Speech): In grammar, "danh từ" is a word class (part of speech) that names a person, animal, place, thing, substance, quality, idea, or action. It typically functions as the subject or object of a verb in a sentence.
2. Noun (Term): In general usage, "danh từ" can also refer to a specific term or name used in a particular field.

Usage Examples

• As a grammatical category:
  • Trong câu "Con chó đang ngủ", "con chó" là một danh từ. (In the sentence "The dog is sleeping," "the dog" is a noun.)
  • "Hà Nội", "sách", và "tình yêu" đều là những danh từ. ("Hanoi," "book," and "love" are all nouns.)
• As a specific term:
  • Đó là một danh từ chuyên ngành khó hiểu. (That is a difficult-to-understand specialized term.)

Advanced Usage

• Common Noun (Danh từ chung): A noun that names a general class of people, places, or things (e.g., - city, - teacher).
• Proper Noun (Danh từ riêng): A noun that names a specific, unique person, place, or thing, usually capitalized (e.g., , ).
• Abstract Noun (Danh từ trừu tượng): A noun that names an idea, quality, or state that cannot be perceived by the senses (e.g., - happiness, - freedom).
• Collective Noun (Danh từ tập hợp): A noun that names a group of individuals (e.g., - team, - family).

Variants and Related Words

• Danh từ hóa: Nominalization (the process of forming a noun from another word class).
• Cụm danh từ: Noun phrase (a group of words with a noun as its head).

Synonyms

• Từ loại chỉ sự vật: Word class denoting things/objects. (This is a descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym).
• Thuật ngữ: Term, terminology (for the meaning of "specific term").

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Phân loại danh từ: To classify nouns.
• Chức năng của danh từ: The function of a noun.

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