Definition

1. Determiner:
   • Each; every: "mỗi" is used to refer to all individual members of a group, considered separately. It emphasizes the individual units within a whole.
   • Per: "mỗi" is used to indicate a rate or proportion, meaning "for each" unit of time, measurement, etc.

Usage Examples

• As "each/every":
  • Mỗi học sinh nhận được một quyển sách. (Each student receives one book.)
  • Mỗi ngày tôi đều tập thể dục. (I exercise every day.)
• As "per":
  • Anh ấy được trả lương một triệu đồng mỗi giờ. (He is paid one million dong per hour.)
  • Tốc độ tối đa là 50 km mỗi giờ. (The maximum speed is 50 km per hour.)

Advanced Usage

• "mỗi... một...": This structure emphasizes variety or distribution, meaning "each... a different...".
  • Mỗi người một ý. (Each person has a different opinion.)
  • Mỗi nhà một cảnh. (Each household has a different situation.)
• "mỗi khi": This phrase means "whenever" or "every time that".
  • Mỗi khi tôi buồn, tôi lại nghe nhạc. (Whenever I am sad, I listen to music.)
• "mỗi lúc một": This phrase indicates a progressive change, meaning "increasingly" or "more and more with each moment".
  • Cô ấy mỗi lúc một xinh đẹp. (She becomes more and more beautiful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Từng (determiner): Often interchangeable with "mỗi" but can imply a sequence ("one by one") or a past habitual action. (Each day that passed).
• Mọi (determiner): Means "every" but refers to the group as an undifferentiated whole, not the individual units. (Everyone agrees).

Synonyms

• Từng cái một: One by one.
• Mỗi một: Each and every one (emphatic).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mỗi cây mỗi hoa, mỗi nhà mỗi cảnh: An idiom meaning "Each tree has its own flower, each house has its own situation," highlighting diversity and individual circumstances.
• Mỗi người mỗi vẻ: An idiom meaning "Each person has their own style/character," emphasizing individuality.

1. each; every
   • mỗi ngày
     each day
   • mỗi năm
     every year