Definition

1. Adverb:
   • About to happen, imminent, soon: Indicates that an event or action is on the verge of occurring, is very close in time, or is about to arrive at a location.
   • To the place, to the spot: Literally means "to arrive at the place/spot," indicating the completion of movement towards a destination.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Imminent):

  • Mưa đến nơi. (The rain is about to fall / It is about to rain.)
  • Kỳ thi đến nơi rồi, phải học ngay thôi. (The exam is imminent; we must study right away.)
  • Xe buýt sắp đến nơi. (The bus is about to arrive.)

• Adverb (To the place):

  • Anh ấy đã lái xe đến nơi an toàn. (He drove to a safe place.)
  • Hãy đặt hàng hóa đến nơi. (Please deliver the goods to the spot.)

Advanced Usage

• "sắp đến nơi": This is a common reinforcing phrase combining "sắp" (about to) with "đến nơi," emphasizing immediacy.

  • Công việc sắp đến nơi hoàn thành. (The work is about to be completed.)

• Used to describe a state that is nearly achieved.

  • Cô ấy mệt đến nơi rồi. (She is just about exhausted.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đến (verb): To arrive, to come to.
• Sắp đến (phrase): To be about to arrive/occur.
• Sắp sửa (adverb): To be on the point of, to be just about to.

Synonyms

• Sắp: About to, soon.
• Sắp tới: Coming up, forthcoming.
• Sắp sửa: On the verge of.
• Gần tới: Nearly there, approaching.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As "đến nơi" is an adverbial phrase, it does not have phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. However, it commonly combines with verbs. - Về đến nơi: To arrive back at the place. - Tôi vừa về đến nơi. (I just arrived back.) - Chạy đến nơi: To run to the spot. - Cậu bé chạy đến nơi có tiếng gọi. (The boy ran to the spot where the call came from.)

Related Idioms

• "Chết đến nơi": To be at death's door, to be about to die (can be used literally or hyperbolically).
  • Sau trận ốm, ông cứ tưởng chết đến nơi. (After the illness, he thought he was at death's door.)
• "Đói đến nơi": To be starving, to be extremely hungry.
  • Làm việc cả ngày, tôi đói đến nơi rồi. (Working all day, I'm absolutely starving.)

1. About, soon
   • Mưa đến nơi
     It is about to rain