Definition

1. Pronoun (dialectal, informal):

   • He, him: A third-person singular masculine pronoun, often used in a familiar, colloquial, or sometimes slightly dismissive tone, primarily in certain dialects of Vietnamese.

2. Verb:

   • To collide, to bump, to hit: To come into contact with something forcefully, often accidentally or with impact.
   • To run into, to crash into: Describes a more significant impact, such as a vehicle hitting an object or person.

Usage Examples

• Pronoun:

  • Va đi rồi. (He has already left.)
  • Suốt một đời va sẽ khổ sở. (His whole life, he will suffer.)

• Verb:

  • Em bé ngã va vào ghế. (The child fell and bumped into the chair.)
  • Xe va vào người đi đường. (The car hit a pedestrian.)
  • Va phải cái ghế. (Bumped into the chair.)
  • Xe va vào cây. (The car crashed into a tree.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "va" is frequently used in combination with prepositions like "vào" (into) or "phải" (to come into contact with, to encounter) to specify the nature of the collision.
  • Va vào tường. (To bump/crash into a wall.)
  • Va phải đá. (To hit/strike a rock.)

Variants and Related Words

• Va chạm (v): To collide, to have a clash or conflict (can be physical or metaphorical).

  • Hai ô tô va chạm nhau. (The two cars collided.)
  • Có va chạm về quan điểm. (There was a clash of opinions.)

• Va đầu (v): To bump one's head.

  • Nó va đầu vào cửa. (He bumped his head on the door.)

Synonyms

• Pronoun: Hắn, anh ta (he, him).
• Verb (collide): Đụng, chạm, đâm (to hit, to touch, to crash).

Related Idioms

• Va vấp: Literally means to bump into things; figuratively means to experience life's hardships and obstacles.
  • Đi nhiều, va vấp nhiều mới trưởng thành. (You must travel and experience hardships to mature.)

noun

1. he, him

verb

1. to collide, to bump