No. 389 in Vietnamese
con
The Vietnamese word "con" means "child," "offspring," or is a classifier for animals and some objects.
In a sentence
Con mèo đang nằm trên ghế.
The cat is lying on the chair.
Here, 'con' is a classifier for animals used before the noun 'cat' (mèo).
Con thương mẹ rất nhiều.
I love mom very much.
In this context, 'con' is used as a pronoun where a child refers to themselves when speaking to their mother.
Con đường dẫn tới nhà cô ấy rất nhỏ.
The road leading to her house is very small.
Here, 'con' is part of the term 'con đường', where 'con' modifies the noun 'đường' (road) and is used metaphorically to describe a characteristic of the road.
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