No. 407 in Vietnamese
mới
"New" or "just".
In a sentence
Tôi vừa mới ăn sáng xong.
I just finished having breakfast.
Here, 'mới' combined with 'vừa' emphasizes the timing of the action as recent; it acts as an adverbial modifier.
Chúng tôi vừa mua nhà mới.
We just bought a new house.
In this sentence, 'mới' serves as an adjective describing the noun 'house' to indicate its new condition.
Cô ấy học tiếng Việt mới hai tháng.
She has learned Vietnamese for only two months.
Here, 'mới' implies 'just' or 'only,' used as an adverb to express the short amount of time passed.
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