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từng

Pronunciation Northern /tɨ̤ŋ˨˩/ Central /tɨŋ˧˧/ Southern /tɨŋ˨˩/
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once
Adverb
once

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Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
once in the past Numbers, Quantities, Units & TimeTheme Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

Used before a verb to say that something has happened or been experienced at some time in the past, without saying when.

vi Tôi từng đến thăm thành phố này vào năm ngoái.

en I once visited this city last year.

Pronoun

Sense 2 Pronoun
each or every Pronouns, Demonstratives, Classifiers & ParticlesTheme Numbers, Quantities, Units & TimeTheme

Referring to all the individual members of a group considered one by one.

vi Thầy giáo kiểm tra bài vở của từng học sinh.

en The teacher checked each student's work.

Sense 3 Pronoun
one by one

Done in a sequence where each item is handled individually before moving to the next.

Noun

Sense 4 Noun
floor or storey

A regional word used to refer to a level or floor within a building.

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tưng / tụng / tùng / tửng …
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chưa từng / Numbers, Quantities, Units & Time / Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality / Pronouns, Demonstratives, Classifiers & Particles
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