Definition

1. Adverb:
   • How much, how many, how: An adverb used in exclamatory sentences to express a high degree of intensity, extent, or quantity, often translated as "how" in English. It conveys a sense of wonder, admiration, or strong emotion about the quality or state being described.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Đất nước ta đẹp nhường bao! (How beautiful is our land!)
  • Tôi yêu quê hương nhường bao! (How I love my homeland!)
  • Cô ấy đã cố gắng nhường bao! (How hard she tried!)

Advanced Usage

• "nhường bao" in rhetorical questions: While primarily exclamatory, it can be used in rhetorical questions to emphasize a point.
  • Anh ấy đã hy sinh nhường bao, sao chúng ta có thể quên? (How much he sacrificed, how can we forget?)

Variants and Related Words

• dường bao: A variant form with identical meaning and usage.
  • Đẹp dường bao! (How beautiful!)

Synonyms

• biết chừng nào: To what extent, how much (used similarly in exclamations).
  • Tôi nhớ anh biết chừng nào! (How I miss him!)
• bao nhiêu: How much, how many (used in questions, but can convey intensity in exclamations).
  • Tôi thương con bao nhiêu! (How much I love my child!)

Notes on Usage

• Style: "Nhường bao" is a literary and somewhat formal expression. It is commonly found in poetry, songs, formal speeches, and written texts to add emotional depth and emphasis. It is less common in everyday casual conversation.
• Structure: It typically appears at the end of an exclamatory sentence or clause, following the adjective or verb it intensifies.
• Translation: When translating to English, the exclamatory structure "How + adjective/adverb/verb!" or "What + noun!" is often used to capture the same emotional force.

1. How much, how many, how
   • Đất nước ta đẹp nhường bao!
     How beautiful is our land!