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đã không đủ.

/ɗa˧˨ʔ˨˩˦ kʰɔŋ˧˦ ʔɗu˧˦/

VI

was not enough, has not been enough

Thời gian đã không đủ để hoàn thành bài kiểm tra.

There was not enough time to finish the test.

Etymology

"đã" is a Vietnamese aspect marker for completed past actions borrowed from Old Chinese. "không" is a native Vietnamese negator, and "đủ" comes from Middle Chinese meaning "sufficient", forming the common phrase to describe insufficient past conditions.

Memory Aid

Break the phrase into parts: đã = past action marker, không = not, đủ = enough → together: (past) not enough.

Collocations

đã không đủ thời gianđã không đủ tiềnđã không đủ năng lực

Synonyms

đã chẳng đủđã không đủ sức

Antonyms

đã đủ rồiđã dư dả

Related Words

đủkhông đủsẽ không đủ

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