hữu trách
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Responsible, having responsibility: "Hữu trách" describes a person or entity that holds a duty, obligation, or accountability for something. It is a formal and somewhat literary term.
- In charge, accountable: It indicates being the party answerable for a task, decision, or outcome.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Các cá nhân hữu trách cần phải giải trình. (The responsible individuals need to provide an explanation.)
- Anh ấy là người hữu trách chính trong dự án này. (He is the person primarily in charge of this project.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is most commonly encountered in the fixed compound phrase "nhà hữu trách". This phrase functions as a noun.
- "Nhà hữu trách": The authorities; the responsible bodies/officials. It refers collectively to people in positions of official responsibility or authority.
- Vấn đề này đã được chuyển đến nhà hữu trách. (This issue has been forwarded to the authorities.)
- Nhà hữu trách địa phương đã ra thông báo khẩn cấp. (The local authorities issued an emergency notice.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhà hữu trách (noun phrase): The authorities; the responsible officials/agencies. This is the most frequent usage of the root word "hữu trách".
- Trách nhiệm (noun): Responsibility, duty. This is a much more common and general term.
- Chịu trách nhiệm (verb phrase): To be responsible for, to take responsibility.
Synonyms
- Có trách nhiệm: Having responsibility (more common in modern spoken Vietnamese).
- Chịu trách nhiệm: To bear responsibility.
- Phụ trách: To be in charge of (often used for a specific assigned task or department).
Important Note
- "Hữu trách" is rarely used as a standalone adjective in contemporary everyday language. Its primary modern function is as part of the formal, set phrase "nhà hữu trách". When translating, "the authorities" is often the most accurate equivalent for this phrase.
- (ít dùng) responsable
- (Nhà hữu trách) The authorities