Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Automatically / by itself / of its own accord: Refers to something happening naturally, inevitably, or as a direct and necessary consequence of a prior action or condition, without requiring further intervention.
   • Ipsō factō / thereby: In a more formal sense, it indicates that something follows immediately and logically from the facts or actions just mentioned.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh cứ làm đúng quy trình, kết quả tốt tự khắc sẽ đến. (Just follow the procedure correctly, good results will automatically come.)
  • Hệ thống tự khắc ngắt điện khi quá tải. (The system automatically cuts off the power when overloaded.)
  • Có công mài sắt, có ngày tự khắc nên kim. (With perseverance in grinding iron, one day it will inevitably become a needle. [Proverb])

Advanced Usage

• Used to express an inevitable, logical sequence in reasoning or narrative.
  • Nếu mọi người đồng lòng, công việc tự khắc sẽ thành. (If everyone is united, the work will naturally succeed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tự động (adv): automatically (often for mechanical/technical processes).
  • Cửa mở tự động. (The door opens automatically.)
• Đương nhiên (adv): naturally, obviously (focuses on the obviousness rather than the automatic process).
  • Anh ấy giỏi, đương nhiên sẽ được thăng chức. (He is competent, so naturally he will be promoted.)

Synonyms

• Automatically: operating by itself with little or no direct human control.
• Inevitably: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.
• Consequently: as a result.
• Spontaneously: occurring as a natural result or process.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tự khắc tự nhiên: A reinforced form emphasizing a completely natural and spontaneous occurrence.
  • Mọi việc cứ để tự khắc tự nhiên. (Just let everything take its natural course.)