lại chưa
/laː˧˨˩ ʔkuː˧˧/
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A common Vietnamese phrase used to ask if something has happened or been done yet, or to express that something has not happened again.
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Etymology
The phrase combines "lại" (from Old Vietnamese, meaning "again, still, return") and "chưa" (from Proto-Vietic, meaning "not yet"), evolving to its current conversational use.
Memory Aid
"Lại" sounds like "again" and "chưa" means "not yet" — put them together to ask "Has (it) happened again/not yet?"
Collocations
đã lại chưađến lại chưaxong lại chưa
Synonyms
đã chưavẫn chưa
Antonyms
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