{"id":4324,"date":"2026-04-20T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:38:17","slug":"grammar37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.vietcafe-learning.com\/material\/grammar37\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar 37: Double Comparatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When two things change simultaneously, and as the former changes, the latter also changes accordingly, the Vietnamese grammar structure &#8220;c\u00e0ng&#8230; c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221; is used to express this.<\/p>\n<p>In English, this is equivalent to the expression &#8220;the more&#8230;, the more&#8230;&#8221;.<br \/>\nIn this lesson, we will introduce the usage of &#8220;c\u00e0ng&#8230; c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Structure of &#8220;c\u00e0ng&#8230; c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"grammar_exp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Subject <\/strong>+ <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>c\u00e0ng <\/strong><\/span>+ <strong>Predicate \u2460<\/strong> (+ Object \/ Complement)+ <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> <\/strong>+ <strong>Predicate \u2461<\/strong> (+ Object \/ Complement)<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Explanation:<\/h3>\n<p>+ This expression indicates that as the first element changes, the second element changes along with it, showing a correlation between the two. The patterns of this relationship can be [Increase \u2192 Increase], [Decrease \u2192 Decrease], or [Increase \u2194 Decrease].<\/p>\n<h3>Example Sentences:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"border: solid 4px #f5f5f5; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 20px 20px 5px 20px;\">\u2460 Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> c\u00e0ng<\/span> h\u1ecdc <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> th\u00fa v\u1ecb.<br \/>\n\u3000The more you study Vietnamese, the more interesting it becomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2461 Anh \u1ea5y <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> u\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u bia <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u.<br \/>\n\u3000The more beer he drinks, the more he talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2462 B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u0111\u1ecdc <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u.<br \/>\n\u3000The more I read this article, the harder it is to understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2463 C\u0103n h\u1ed9 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> g\u1ea7n trung t\u00e2m <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u0111\u1eaft.<br \/>\n\u3000The closer an apartment is to the city center, the more expensive it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u2464 T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao c\u00f4 \u1ea5y<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u1ed1m.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0I don&#8217;t understand why the more she eats, the thinner she gets.<\/p>\n<p>\u2465 \u0110\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3m c\u00e2n, em n\u00ean \u0103n <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u00edt tinh b\u1ed9t<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> c\u00e0ng<\/span> t\u1ed1t.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0To lose weight, the less carbohydrates you eat, the better.<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Expression &#8220;C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Similar to the previous expression, when indicating a change over a long period of time, we use &#8220;c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221;. &#8220;C\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221; means &#8220;day by day&#8221; or &#8220;more and more.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Structure:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grammar_exp\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Subject\u00a0 +\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng\u00a0 <\/span>+\u00a0 Predicate<\/strong>\u00a0 (+ Object \/ Complement)<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Example Sentences:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"border: solid 4px #f5f5f5; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 20px 20px 5px 20px;\">\u2466 Em \u1ea5y <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng<\/span> xinh.<br \/>\n\u3000She is becoming prettier day by day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2467 V\u1eadt gi\u00e1 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng<\/span> \u0111\u1eaft.<br \/>\n\u3000Prices in Vietnam are getting more and more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2468 Ch\u1ecb Yuki <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng<\/span> gi\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t.<br \/>\n\u3000Ms. Yuki is getting better at Vietnamese day by day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2469 V\u00ec t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 thao th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng<\/span> kh\u1ecfe.<br \/>\n\u3000Because he exercises regularly, he is becoming healthier and healthier.<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48ca9c5e36c0a9b058c8a5db336e8096\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- VIETCAFE\u5e83\u544a2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4987689956940779\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2300495280\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When two things change simultaneously, and as the former changes, the latter also changes accordingly, the Vietnamese grammar structure &#8220;c\u00e0ng&#8230; c\u00e0ng&#8230;&#8221; is used to express this. 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