tự khắc
Definition
- 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.)