đến
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To arrive; to come: To move or travel toward a specific location, ending a journey. It indicates the point of reaching a destination.
- To reach; to attain: To achieve a particular state, level, or condition.
- To happen; to occur: To take place or come into existence, often referring to an event or a point in time.
Adverb:
- Very; extremely: Used before an adjective to intensify its meaning, indicating a high degree.
- To the point of; until (a result): Indicates the extent or result of an action.
Preposition:
- Until; till: Marks a temporal endpoint.
- Up to; as far as: Marks a spatial or quantitative limit.
- To; toward: Indicates a target or recipient of an action or thought.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Xe buýt sẽ đến lúc 3 giờ. (The bus will arrive at 3 o'clock.)
- Cô ấy đã đến trình độ thành thạo. (She has reached a proficient level.)
- Ngày thi cuối cùng cũng đã đến. (The exam day has finally arrived.)
Adverb:
- Bức tranh này đến đẹp. (This painting is extremely beautiful.)
- Anh ấy làm việc đến kiệt sức. (He worked to the point of exhaustion.)
Preposition:
- Tôi sẽ ở đây đến thứ Sáu. (I will be here until Friday.)
- Chạy đến cột đèn rồi rẽ phải. (Run up to the lamppost and turn right.)
- Hãy gửi lời chúc đến cô ấy. (Send my regards to her.)
Advanced Usage
"đến nơi đến chốn": thoroughly, properly, to a satisfactory conclusion.
- Mọi việc phải được giải quyết đến nơi đến chốn. (Everything must be settled properly.)
"đến lượt": to be one's turn.
- Đến lượt bạn phát biểu. (It's your turn to speak.)
Variants and Related Words
Đến nơi (v): to arrive (at a place).
- Chúng tôi đến nơi an toàn. (We arrived safely.)
Đến tuổi (v): to come of age.
- Nó đã đến tuổi đi học. (He has come of age to go to school.)
Synonyms
- Arrive: to reach a destination.
- Come: to move toward the speaker or a place.
- Reach: to attain or extend to.
- Occur: to happen.
Related Idioms
Đến số: to be one's fate or destiny (often for something unfortunate).
- Tai nạn đó là đến số rồi. (That accident was just his fate.)
Đầu voi đuôi chuột: (Lit: elephant's head, mouse's tail) To start grandly but end poorly. Often used with "đến" to describe the disappointing conclusion.
- Kế hoạch đến cuối cùng thành *đầu voi đuôi chuột.* (The plan ended up as a grand start but a poor finish.)
verb
- to arrive; to come; to get in
- thì giờ đã đếnthe time was arrived
- To reach; to attain
- đến chỗ hoàn thiệnto reach perfection