sau này
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Definition
Adverb:
- Later / Afterwards: Refers to a point in time following the current moment or a specified event.
- In the future: Refers to a time that is yet to come, often implying a significant or unspecified later period.
Adjective:
- Future / Later: Used attributively to describe something belonging to or occurring in a subsequent time.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- Chúng ta sẽ nói chuyện này sau này. (We will talk about this later.)
- Sau này, khi lớn lên, con muốn làm bác sĩ. (In the future, when I grow up, I want to be a doctor.)
- Anh ấy hứa sẽ trả lời sau này. (He promised to reply afterwards.)
Adjective:
- Những thế hệ sau này sẽ được hưởng lợi. (Future generations will benefit.)
- Kế hoạch sau này của cô ấy là gì? (What are her later plans?)
Advanced Usage
Used to contrast a future state with a past or present one.
- Hồi đó nghèo lắm, sau này mới khá giả. (We were very poor back then, only later did we become well-off.)
Can introduce a clause to specify a future condition or time.
- Sau này anh có nhớ đến em không? (Will you remember me in the future?)
Variants and Related Words
Về sau (adv): Afterwards, later on. Often interchangeable with "sau này" but can sound slightly more immediate.
- Chuyện về sau tính tiếp. (We'll deal with what happens later on next.)
Tương lai (n): The future. This is a noun, while "sau này" functions as an adverb or adjective.
- Anh ấy lo lắng về tương lai. (He is worried about the future.)
Synonyms
- Sau (adv, prep): After, behind. (Shorter and can be more general.)
- Rồi (adv): Then, afterwards. (More colloquial and often for immediate sequence.)
- Về sau (adv): Later on, hereafter.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Để sau này tính: We'll figure it out later. (A common phrase to postpone a decision.)
- Vấn đề này phức tạp, để sau này tính. (This problem is complicated, we'll figure it out later.)
Sau này rồi sẽ biết: You'll know in due time / The future will tell.
- Ai đúng ai sai, sau này rồi sẽ biết. (Who is right and who is wrong, the future will tell.)
adj, adv
- afterwards, later, in the future