"nhất" in Vietnamese: meaning, usage & examples — Adjectives & Comparison

Definition

What it means

Illustration for the Vietnamese grammar pattern nhất

English

"nhất" makes the superlative "the most / -est". Frame: adjective + nhất → cao nhất = "the tallest", ngon nhất = "the tastiest".

Tiếng Việt

"nhất" tạo so sánh nhất "… nhất / the most". Cấu trúc: tính từ + nhất → cao nhất, ngon nhất, đẹp nhất.

Examples

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Quán này ngon nhất khu này.

This shop is the tastiest in this area.
Mình thích màu đỏ nhất.

I like red the most.
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