No. 115 in Vietnamese
thuộc
"Thuộc" means "belonging to," "related to," "pertaining to," or "memorize" depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi thuộc bài thơ này.
I have memorized this poem.
Here, 'thuộc' means to memorize or to know something by heart.
Nhà sách này thuộc về chúng tôi.
This bookstore belongs to us.
In this usage, 'thuộc' is part of the phrase 'thuộc về', meaning 'to belong to'.
Cây này thuộc họ hoa hồng.
This tree belongs to the rose family.
Here, 'thuộc' denotes classification or belonging in a scientific or categorization sense.
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