How to Use 'đã ... rồi' in Vietnamese (already ...)
'đã ... rồi' marks both that something has happened and that it is completed or has changed, similar to 'already ...' in English.
Quick explanation
Quick explanation
'đã ... rồi' marks both that something has happened and that it is completed or has changed, similar to 'already ...' in English.
English meanings
- already ...
Grammar pattern
Examples
1
Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
I have already eaten.
2
Cô ấy đã về nhà rồi.
She has already gone home.
How to use it
Using 'đã ... rồi' emphasizes that something has already happened and is now complete. Both 'đã' and 'rồi' can be used together, but not all past events require both. 'đã' marks the occurrence, 'rồi' marks completion or change of state.
- Commonly used to show completed results.
- Natural when answering 'Have you ... yet?' questions.
- Do not add 'rồi' to every past tense sentence.
Compared with English
Compared with English
In English, 'already' can correspond to 'đã,' 'rồi,' or 'đã ... rồi' in Vietnamese, depending on whether you want to emphasize completion.
Common mistakes
Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
Hôm qua tôi đã đi học.
Ordinary past events do not always need 'rồi.'
Tôi ăn cơm đã rồi.
Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
'đã' goes before the verb, 'rồi' at the end.
Commonly confused grammar
Practice
Multiple choice
Which sentence uses 'đã ... rồi' correctly?
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Multiple choice
Which sentence uses 'đã ... rồi' correctly?
- Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
- Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
- Tôi ăn cơm đã rồi.
Answer: Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
Explanation: Commonly used to show completed results.
Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank: Tôi ____.
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Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank: Tôi ____.
Answer: Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
Explanation: Commonly used to show completed results.
English to Vietnamese
Translate "I have already eaten." into Vietnamese.
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English to Vietnamese
Translate "I have already eaten." into Vietnamese.
Answer: Tôi đã ăn cơm rồi.
Explanation: Use đã ... rồi in the same structure as the example.
True or false
True or false: Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
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True or false
True or false: Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
Answer: False
Explanation: Ordinary past events do not always need 'rồi.'
Correction
Correct this sentence: Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
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Correction
Correct this sentence: Hôm qua tôi đã đi học rồi.
Answer: Hôm qua tôi đã đi học.
Explanation: Ordinary past events do not always need 'rồi.'