# Có + adjective + không: is it done well? in Vietnamese

> To ask how well something is done, or how it went, put có … không round the adjective that follows the verb: Em ngủ có ngon không? Did you sleep well?

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/co-khong-manner/ · Updated 2026-11-09

**is it done well?**

Pattern: `([person or thing]) + [verb] (+ [object]) + có + [adjective] + không?`

Level: A1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: co … khong

To ask how well something is done, or how it went, put *có … không* round the adjective that follows the verb: *Em ngủ có ngon không?* Did you sleep well? *Món này nấu có khó không?* Is this dish hard to cook?

It follows from how Vietnamese describes an action: the adjective comes straight after the verb, *ngủ ngon* (sleep well), *nói giỏi* (speak well). The question wraps only that adjective. An object usually stays next to its verb: *Chị nói tiếng Anh có giỏi không?* Do you speak English well? The thing can also come first, before the verb: *Món này nấu có khó không?*

It's also the usual way to ask how something went: *Đi Đà Lạt có vui không?* Did you have a good time in Đà Lạt?

To answer, repeat the adjective: *Dạ, ngon lắm.* Yes, really well. *Không vui lắm.* Not much fun. In quick speech the *có* can drop: *Ngủ ngon không?*

You'll also hear *có* before the verb: *Em có ngủ ngon không?* Without an adjective, though, that order asks something else: *Em có ngủ không?* asks whether you slept at all.

## Examples

- Tối qua em ngủ có ngon không? — Did you sleep well last night?
- Dạ, ngon lắm. — Yes, really well.
- Đi Đà Lạt có vui không? — Did you have a good time in Đà Lạt?
- Món này nấu có khó không? — Is this dish hard to cook?

## Compare

- [Yes/no questions with có … không](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/co-khong-question/): yes/no question
- [How you do it: adjective after the verb (nói giỏi, chạy nhanh)](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/manner-adj-after-verb/): how: well, fast, slowly

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