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Một em bé đang tìm ai đó trong trò chơi trốn tìm.

Definition
  1. Interrogative pronoun:

    • Who, whom: Used to ask about a person's identity or to inquire which specific person is involved in an action.
    • Which one (of a group): Used to ask about a choice between specific people.
  2. Indefinite pronoun:

    • Anyone, anybody, someone, somebody: Used to refer to an unspecified or unknown person.
    • Everyone, everybody: When used in structures like "ai cũng..." or "ai ai", it means "everyone" or "all people".
  3. Negative pronoun:

    • No one, nobody: When used in a negative sentence (e.g., "không ai"), it means "no one" or "nobody".
Usage Examples
  • Interrogative pronoun:

    • Anh ai? (Who are you?)
    • ấy muốn gặp ai? (Whom does she want to see?)
    • Trong hai người này, bạn chọn ai? (Between these two people, which one do you choose?)
  • Indefinite pronoun:

    • ai trong phòng không? (Is there anyone in the room?)
    • Ai đó đang cửa. (Someone is knocking on the door.)
    • Ai cũng phải tuân theo luật pháp. (Everyone must obey the law.)
  • Negative pronoun:

    • đây không ai cả. (There is nobody here.)
    • Tôi không quen ai trong công ty đó. (I don't know anyone in that company.)
Advanced Usage
  • " anh ai": No matter who you are.

    • anh ai, anh cũng không được phép vào đây. (No matter who you are, you are not allowed to enter here.)
  • "Ai làm nấy chịu": Literally "Whoever does it, bears it." Equivalent to "You made your bed, now lie in it" or being responsible for one's own actions.

    • Đây quyết định của anh, ai làm nấy chịu. (This is your decision, you must face the consequences.)
  • "Ai ai": Everyone, all people (emphatic form).

    • Tin buồn ấy, ai ai cũng biết. (Everyone knows that sad news.)
  • "Hơn ai hết": More than anyone else.

    • ấy, hơn ai hết, hiểu vấn đề này. (She, more than anyone else, understands this issue clearly.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Bất cứ ai (pronoun): Anyone, anybody (emphasizing no restriction).

    • Dự án này mở cho bất cứ ai quan tâm. (This project is open to anyone who is interested.)
  • Chẳng ai (pronoun): No one, nobody (a more literary or emphatic form of "không ai").

    • Lúc đó chẳng ai có mặt để chứng kiến. (At that time, no one was present to witness it.)
Synonyms
  • Người nào (interrogative phrase): Which person (synonymous in interrogative use).
  • Mọi người (noun phrase): Everyone, everybody (synonymous in the "ai cũng" sense).
Related Idioms
  • "Ai giàu ba họ, ai khó ba đời": A proverb meaning "No family is permanently rich or poor for three generations." It implies that social and economic status can change over time.

  • "Biết ai chờ, biết ai ngóng": An idiom expressing helpless waiting, not knowing whom to wait for. It conveys a sense of uncertainty and longing.

ai

Một em bé đang tìm ai đó trong trò chơi trốn tìm.

pronoun
  1. Who, whom, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody
    • ai đó?
      Who is there?
    • anh ai?, anh muốn gặp ai?
      who are you? whom do you want to see?
    • tôi muốn biết ai đã đưa ra lời gợi ý vô lý ấy
      I want to know who has dropped that absurd hint
    • ai trong phòng này không?
      is there anyone (anybody) in this room?
    • ai đó điện thoại cho anh trong lúc anh đi vắng
      somebody (someone) made you a call during your absence
    • Không ai cả
      Not anybody (nobody)
    • tôi không biết ai trong gia đình này cả
      I don't know anybody (anyone) in this family