va
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Definition
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.
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.)
verb
- to collide, to bump