các

Etymology 1
Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) pavilion
 * 2)  houses
 * 1)  houses
 * 1)  houses
 * 1)  houses
 * 1)  houses
 * 1)  houses

Etymology 2
Ultimately from.

Etymology 3
Ultimately from.

Verb

 * 1) to place something against something
 * 2) to place something to reach something up high
 * 1) to place something to reach something up high
 * 1) to place something to reach something up high
 * 1) to place something to reach something up high

Etymology 1
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Usage notes

 * Not used very often in colloquial Vietnamese, replaced by, except in pronouns (such as ). Even then, the use of these pronouns might indicate that the speaker wants to sound serious.
 * Generally speaking, các suggests that all of a given set of entities are involved, as opposed to, which implies that only a certain number of the total possible number are referred to.
 * Plural marking is not always grammatically required in Vietnamese, in contrast with many Indo-European languages, and can be omitted in many situations.

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)  cell phone's card

Verb

 * 1) to pay the difference, to give in compensation