đã tự xây ngôi nhà
/daː˧˨ʔ tu˧˧ ˀziː˧˩ ŋaː˧˧˩ ɲaː˧˧/
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built the house by oneself; had the house built by one's own effort
Tôi đã tự xây ngôi nhà sau 2 năm làm việc chăm chỉ.
I built the house by myself after two years of hard work.
Etymology
"đã" is a Vietnamese past tense marker derived from Old Vietnamese meaning "already"; "xây" comes from Proto-Vietnamese meaning "to build"; this is a common Vietnamese verbal phrase for describing self-built residential construction.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase down: đã = past action marker, tự = by oneself, xây = build, ngôi nhà = house. Combine the meanings: past action + by oneself + build + house = built the house by oneself.
Collocations
Synonyms
tự xây nhà cửatự mình xây nhà
Antonyms
thuê người xây nhànhờ người xây nhà
Related Words
xây nhàcải tạo nhànhà tự xâyxây dựng