do đó

Vietnamese

Etymology

do (“because”) +‎ đó (“that”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˦˥]

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Adverb

do đó

1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such

   Synonym: vì thế

Usage notes

Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.