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in Vietnamese nó (trong câu chủ ngữ)

BrE /ɪt/ AmE /ɪt/

pronoun en → vi

1 SUBJECT PRONOUN [subject pronoun] A1

nó (trong câu chủ ngữ)

used as the subject of a sentence when the identity or gender of the person is not known or does not matter

  • It is + adj.
  • It seems + that-clause

Collocations it is raining · it looks like rain

  • It is a beautiful day today.

    Hôm nay trời đẹp.

2 OBJECT PRONOUN [object pronoun] A1

nó (trong câu vị ngữ)

used as the object of a verb or preposition when the identity or gender of the person is not known or does not matter

  • verb + it
  • preposition + it

Collocations give it to me · talk about it

  • Can you give it to me?

    Bạn có thể đưa nó cho tôi không?

7 REFERENT [referent] A2

điều đó (trỏ đến thứ đã được đề cập)

used as a pronoun to refer back to something previously mentioned or known, especially when the identity of that thing is not important

  • It refers to + noun
  • I'm talking about the new policy. It's very important.

    Tôi đang nói về chính sách mới. Điều đó rất quan trọng.

8 FORMALITY [polite form] B1

ông/đồng chí (trong tình huống lịch sự)

used to refer politely to someone you do not know or who is more important than you, especially in a formal situation

  • It's + adj. to + sb
  • Is it possible for you to help me?

    Có thể giúp tôi được không?