thể

See also: Appendix:Variations of "the"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 體 (“body; style; form”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦]
  • (file)

Noun

thể

  1. Clipping of thể loại (“genre”).
  2. (writing) a style
    thể miêu tả/tự sự/nghị luận/kí ― the descriptive/narrative/critical/biographical style
  3. (physics, of matter) state
    thể rắn/lỏng/khí ― a solid/liquid/gas state
  4. (grammar) a voice
    thể bị/thụ động ― the passive voice

Derived terms

Verb

thể

  1. (only in compounds) can; may; to be able to

Derived terms

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