No. 689 in Vietnamese
chưa
"Chưa" means "not yet" or is used to indicate incompletion or negation in Vietnamese.
In a sentence
Tôi chưa ăn sáng.
I haven't eaten breakfast yet.
The word 'chưa' indicates an action that has not been completed yet.
Bạn đã hiểu chưa?
Have you understood yet?
The word 'chưa' is used to ask whether an action or state has occurred or been reached.
Trời chưa mưa đâu.
It hasn't rained yet.
The word 'chưa' highlights that the action described has not yet started or happened.
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