quả nhiên
Definition
- Adverb:
- Indeed / As expected: Used to express that something happened exactly as one anticipated or that a previous statement, prediction, or assumption has been confirmed to be true. It conveys a sense of validation or lack of surprise.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ấy nói trời sẽ mưa, và quả nhiên, chiều nay mưa rất to. (He said it would rain, and indeed, it rained heavily this afternoon.)
- Tôi đoán cô ấy sẽ đến muộn. Quả nhiên, cô ấy tới sau giờ hẹn 20 phút. (I guessed she would be late. As expected, she arrived 20 minutes after the appointed time.)
- "Cái máy này cũ lắm rồi." – "Quả nhiên là nó hỏng thật." ("This machine is very old." – "Indeed, it is really broken.")
Advanced Usage
- "quả nhiên là...": The structure "quả nhiên là..." is commonly used to introduce a clause that confirms the preceding idea, emphasizing the factual outcome.
- Mọi người cảnh báo đường rất trơn. Quả nhiên là tôi suýt ngã. (Everyone warned that the road was very slippery. Sure enough, I almost fell.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quả thật / Quả thực (adv): Truly, really. These are close synonyms but focus more on truthfulness rather than fulfilled expectation.
- Quả thật, tôi không biết tin đó. (Truly, I did not know that news.)
- Đúng như dự đoán (phrase): Just as predicted. A longer phrase with a similar meaning.
Synonyms
- Indeed: Used to emphasize a statement or confirm a prediction.
- As expected: In accordance with what was anticipated.
- Sure enough: Used to say that something expected actually happened.
- True enough: Similar to "indeed," confirming the truth of something.
Related Idioms
- While "quả nhiên" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is frequently used in narrative structures that function like idiomatic expressions of confirmation, such as:
- Nói vậy, quả nhiên vậy. (Say it is so, and indeed it is so.) This pattern highlights the link between prediction and reality.