đã qua

Thời đã qua không bao giờ trở lại.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Past; gone by; over: Refers to something that has happened, ended, or is no longer in the present time.
   • Former; previous: Describes a status, condition, or period that existed before the current one.

2. Adverb:

   • Already; having already occurred: Indicates that an action or event was completed before the present moment or a reference point in time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những ngày tháng hạnh phúc đã qua. (The happy days are past.)
  • Đó là một thời kỳ đã qua. (That is a bygone era.)
• Adverb:
  • Cơn bão đã qua. (The storm has already passed.)
  • Mọi chuyện khó khăn đã qua. (All the difficulties are over.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or literary contexts to evoke a sense of nostalgia or finality regarding time or events.
  • Những giá trị đã qua. (Values of the past.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đã (adv): An auxiliary word indicating a completed action (already, did).
• Qua (v, prep): As a verb, means to pass by, to cross; as a preposition, means through, via, or over.

Synonyms

• Past: Gone by in time.
• Over: Finished, ended.
• Bygone: Belonging to a past time.
• Former: Of an earlier time.

Related Phrases

• Thời đã qua: The past time; days gone by.
  • Anh ấy hay nhớ về thời đã qua. (He often reminisces about the past.)
• Chuyện đã qua: A past matter; water under the bridge.
  • Hãy quên chuyện đã qua đi. (Let's forget the past.)