quả thế
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Definition
- Adverbial phrase:
- Truly so / Indeed: Used to strongly affirm that a preceding statement or situation is correct, accurate, or has turned out exactly as expected. It expresses agreement and confirmation.
- Really [so]: Emphasizes the truth or factual nature of what has just been stated or observed.
Usage Examples
- Adverbial phrase:
- "Anh ấy đã đoán trúng. Quả thế!" (He guessed correctly. Truly so!)
- "Trời bỗng đổ mưa. Quả thế, chúng tôi phải hủy buổi dã ngoại." (It suddenly rained. Indeed, we had to cancel the picnic.)
- "Cô ấy nói anh là người rất tử tế. Gặp anh rồi, tôi thấy quả thế." (She said you are a very kind person. Having met you, I see it's really so.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used at the beginning of a sentence to confirm and then elaborate, or as a short interjection of agreement.
- Quả thế, mọi chuyện đã diễn ra đúng như dự đoán. (Indeed, everything happened exactly as predicted.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quả thực / Quả thật (adv): Truly, indeed. A more common variant with identical meaning and usage.
- Quả thực, đây là một bài học đáng nhớ. (Truly, this is a memorable lesson.)
Synonyms
- Indeed: Used to emphasize a statement or confirm agreement.
- Truly: In accordance with truth or fact.
- You're right: A conversational confirmation.
- As expected: Confirming an earlier assumption was correct.
Related Idioms
- While "quả thế" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it functions similarly to the English idiom "and so it is" or "sure enough", used to acknowledge an expected outcome.
- Họ bảo con đường này rất nguy hiểm. Quả thế, chúng tôi đã gặp nhiều khó khăn. (They said this road was very dangerous. Sure enough, we encountered many difficulties.)
- Truly [so], really [so]