No. 251 in Vietnamese
tên
"name"
In a sentence
Tên của bạn là gì?
What is your name?
In this sentence, 'tên' means 'name' and is used in the context of asking someone's name.
Cô ấy đặt tên cho chú chó là Bingo.
She named the dog Bingo.
Here, 'tên' means 'name' and is used as a verb, denoting the action of naming something.
Tôi không biết tên của bài hát này.
I do not know the name of this song.
In this example, 'tên' again refers to 'name' and is used to denote the title or designation of something (a song).
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