"đi ... về (go and come back)" in Vietnamese: meaning, usage & examples (Southern dialect)

Definition

What it means

English

This texture refers to the act of moving from the starting point to the destination, and then back to the starting point. - S + go + N (place) + return - S + go + V + return

Tiếng Việt

Kết cấu này dùng để chỉ hành động di chuyển từ điểm xuất phát đến đích, rồi quay trở lại điểm xuất phát. - S + đi + N (nơi chốn) + về - S + đi + V + về

Examples

In real Southern Vietnamese

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Ảnh đi Hài phòng về.

He returned from Hai phong.
Họ vừa đi làm về.

They just came back from work.
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Usage notes

Frame: 'đi + N (place) + về' OR 'đi + V + về' = go to X and come back / just returned from X. 'Họ vừa đi làm về.' = They just came back from work. 'Ảnh đi Hải Phòng về.' = He's back from Hai Phong. The 'về' signals completed round-trip.

đi ... về (go and come back)

What it means

In real Southern Vietnamese

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Also in "Verbs of Motion — Đi, Đến, Về, Ra, Vào, Lên, Xuống"

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