đã xây
/ɗaː˨˩˦ saːj˧˧/
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past tense of 'xây': (has/have) built, (has/have) constructed
Họ đã xây một ngôi nhà mới ở ngoại ô thành phố.
They have built a new house on the outskirts of the city.
Etymology
"Đã" is a Vietnamese aspect marker indicating completed action, derived from Old Vietnamese meaning "already". "Xây" comes from Proto-Vietic *saːj meaning "to pile, to build", referring to constructing structures by stacking materials.
Memory Aid
"Đã" marks finished actions in Vietnamese, pair it with "xây" (build) to remember this phrase describes a completed building project.
Collocations
đã xây dựngđã xây xongđã xây xựngđã xây thànhđã xây cầu
Synonyms
đã xây dựngđã dựng
Antonyms
sẽ xâychưa xây
Related Words
xâyxây dựngđãxây nhàcông trình