sẽ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "se"

Ewe

Noun

sẽ

gazelle

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong khẽ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɛ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɛ˨˩˦] ~ [sɛ˨˩˦]

Particle

sẽ

(formal or literary, future marker) will; shall
(marker, introduces an apodosis) will; would
- Tự nguyện, a song written by Trương Quốc Khánh
  Nếu là chim tôi sẽ là loài bồ câu trắng
  Nếu là hoa tôi sẽ là một đoá hướng dương
  Nếu là mây tôi sẽ là một vầng mây ấm
  Là người, tôi sẽ chết cho quê hương
  If I were to be a bird, I would be a white pigeon
  If I were to be a flower, I would be a sunflower
  If I were to be a cloud, I would be a warm one
  As a human being, I will die for my country

Usage notes

(future marker): Future markers are not always present in casual speech. The idea of future is mainly expressed via adverbs of time, such as ngày mai (“tomorrow”), thứ hai (“Monday”), etc.

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