No. 498 in Vietnamese
ngắn
Short.
In a sentence
Quyển sách này rất ngắn, tôi đọc hết chỉ trong một giờ.
This book is very short, I finished reading it in just one hour.
In this sentence, 'ngắn' is used to describe the length of the book, implying it has fewer pages.
Chiếc quần này quá ngắn đối với tôi.
These pants are too short for me.
Here, 'ngắn' is used to refer to the insufficient length of the pants.
Con đường tắt này giúp hành trình trở nên ngắn hơn nhiều.
This shortcut makes the journey much shorter.
In this sentence, 'ngắn' is used in the comparative form 'ngắn hơn' to compare the reduced distance of the journey using the shortcut.
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