Definition

1. Verb:

   • To go out; to exit; to come out: To move from an interior or enclosed space to an exterior or more open space.
   • To go to; to head towards: To move towards a specific, often larger or more significant, location or area.
   • To issue; to publish; to promulgate: To make something official or public, such as a law, order, or publication.
   • To produce; to bear; to yield: For a plant to generate flowers, fruit, or leaves; or for a situation to produce a result.
   • To become; to turn into: To undergo a change in state or quality, often for the better.
   • To find (a solution); to figure out: To arrive at an answer or understanding through thought or effort.
   • To graduate; to leave (an institution): To complete a course of study and depart from a school or university.

2. Particle:

   • Indicating outward direction or result: Used after a verb or adjective to indicate movement outward or a resulting state.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy ra khỏi phòng. (She went out of the room.)
  • Bố tôi ra đồng từ sáng sớm. (My father went out to the fields early in the morning.)
  • Chính phủ vừa ra một nghị định mới. (The government just issued a new decree.)
  • Cây cam này đã ra quả. (This orange tree has borne fruit.)
  • Căn phòng trông sáng ra sau khi sơn. (The room looks brighter after being painted.)
  • Tôi nghĩ mãi mới ra đáp án. (I thought for a long time before I found the answer.)
  • Anh ấy sẽ ra trường vào năm tới. (He will graduate next year.)

• Particle:

  • Hãy đi ra ngoài! (Go outside!)
  • Xay hạt ra bột. (Grind the seeds into powder.)

Advanced Usage

• "ra vào": To go in and out; to frequent a place.

  • Có nhiều người lạ ra vào tòa nhà này. (Many strangers go in and out of this building.)

• "ra mặt": To show up; to make an appearance (often in a context requiring support or responsibility).

  • Lúc cần giúp đỡ, anh ta không bao giờ ra mặt. (When help is needed, he never shows up.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ra lệnh (v): To give an order, to command.

  • Vị tướng ra lệnh tấn công. (The general gave the order to attack.)

• Ra mắt (v): To launch; to debut; to be introduced to the public.

  • Sản phẩm mới sẽ ra mắt vào tuần tới. (The new product will launch next week.)

• Ra đi (v): To depart; to leave (often for a distant or final journey).

  • Người lính ra đi không hẹn ngày về. (The soldier departed without a promised return date.)

Synonyms

• Exit/Go out: To leave an enclosed space.
• Proceed: To go forward towards a place.
• Emit/Issue: To send out or publish.
• Generate/Produce: To create or yield.
• Become: To undergo a change.

Related Idioms

• Ra ngô ra khoai: To be clear and straightforward; to settle something definitively.

  • Mọi việc phải được giải quyết cho ra ngô ra khoai. (Everything must be settled clearly and definitively.)

• Ra đầu ra đũa: To be proper, orderly, and methodical.

  • Công việc phải tổ chức cho ra đầu ra đũa. (The work must be organized properly and methodically.)

• Ra trò: To be worthwhile; to amount to something significant (often used negatively: "không ra trò" = to be worthless).

  • Bữa tiệc được tổ chức ra trò. (The party was thrown properly/was a real affair.)

verb

1. to go out; to come out
   • ra đồng
     to got out into the fields to go up; to leave for
   • từ quê ra tỉnh
     to leave the country for the town to set
   • ra kiểu cho thợ làm
     to set a pattern for the workman to work on to bear; to strike
   • ra quả
     to bear fruit to become
   • đẹp ra
     to become beautiful to find out