thuở nay
Definition
- Adverbial phrase of time:
- Since time immemorial / From of old until now: Refers to a continuous period stretching from the distant, often indefinite past right up to the present moment. It emphasizes tradition, continuity, and longstanding existence.
- Always / All along: Conveys that something has been consistently true or has existed without interruption from past to present.
Usage Examples
- Adverbial phrase:
- Truyền thống ấy đã có thuở nay. (That tradition has existed since time immemorial.)
- Thuở nay, người dân nơi đây vẫn sống hòa thuận. (From of old until now, the people here have lived in harmony.)
- Làng Kim Liên thuở nay vẫn có truyền thống cách mạng. (Kim Lien village has always had a revolutionary tradition.)
Advanced Usage
- Used at the beginning of a sentence to set a historical or traditional context for a statement about the present.
- Thuở nay, đất nước ta luôn kiên cường. (Since time immemorial, our country has always been resilient.)
Variants and Related Words
Xưa nay (adverbial phrase): From the past until now; a more common synonym with a very similar meaning.
- Phong tục xưa nay vẫn thế. (The custom has been like this from the past until now.)
Từ trước đến nay (adverbial phrase): From before until now; emphasizes a span of time leading to the present.
- Từ trước đến nay, anh ấy rất đáng tin. (He has been very trustworthy all along.)
Synonyms
- Since time immemorial: For an extremely long time, beyond memory.
- From of old: Since ancient times.
- Always / All along: At all times; consistently.
Related Idioms
- Từ thuở hồng hoang đến nay: From the dawn of time until now; a poetic and more emphatic version emphasizing an even more ancient beginning.
- Từ thuở hồng hoang đến nay, núi vẫn đứng đó. (From the dawn of time until now, the mountain has stood there.)