No. 211 in Vietnamese
đặt
"Đặt" means "to place," "to set," or "to order."
In a sentence
Tôi đặt cuốn sách lên bàn.
I place the book on the table.
Here, 'đặt' is used to mean 'to place' to describe the action of putting an object in a location.
Anh ấy đặt một chiếc pizza để giao về nhà.
He orders a pizza for home delivery.
In this sentence, 'đặt' is used to mean 'to order' to describe requesting something to be provided or delivered.
Cô giáo đã đặt câu hỏi về bài học hôm nay.
The teacher posed a question about today's lesson.
'Đặt' in this case is used to mean 'to pose' or 'to set forth' a question or problem for discussion or thought.
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