lái – Vietnamese verb conjugation

Vietnamese verb forms of lái

lái
梩

Tenses

Pastđã lái
Futuresẽ lái
Recent Pastvừa mới lái
Immediate Futuresắp lái
Continuousđang lái

Nôm

Translations

  • drive, to operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)
  • ride, to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.
  • Etymology

    Derived from Old Chinese 舵 (OC *lˤajʔ) (B-S) (SV: đà).

    Sample Sentences

    • lái xe (to drive a car)
    • Đừng có mà từ chuyện này lái qua chuyện khác. (Don't you sidetrack to other things when we have this to discuss.)