đã tự xây
/daː˧˨ʔ tu˧˧ ʂaːj˧˧/
VI
(past tense) self-built; built by oneself
Ngôi nhà này anh đã tự xây.
This house was built by the speaker himself.
Etymology
"đã" is a Vietnamese grammatical marker for past tense, "tự" comes from Old Chinese meaning "self", and "xây" means "to build", combining to form this common phrase.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: đã (past marker) + tự (self) + xây (build), so literally "past self build" = built by oneself in the past.
Collocations
đã tự xây nhàđã tự xây nênđã tự xây dựng
Synonyms
tự xây xongđã tự làm
Antonyms
đã thuê xâychưa xây xong