Definition

1. 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.)

1. Truly [so], really [so]