# Đáng + verb: worth …ing / notable in Vietnamese (B2)

> Đáng before a verb means "worth …ing" or "deserving": đáng chú ý (worth noting, notable), đáng lo ngại (worrying, literally "worth worrying about").

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/dang-chu-y/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**worth …ing / notable**

Pattern: `đáng + chú ý / kể / lo ngại · [noun] + đáng + [verb]`

Level: B2 (our estimate) · Register: formal

Typed without accents: dang

*Đáng* before a verb means "worth …ing" or "deserving": *đáng chú ý* (worth noting, notable), *đáng lo ngại* (worrying, literally "worth worrying about"). The result works like an adjective. It can follow a noun, *một điểm đáng chú ý* (a notable point), or carry the sentence with no *là*: *Tình trạng này rất đáng lo ngại* (the situation is very worrying).

News, official texts and papers lean on a small set: *đáng chú ý* (notable), *đáng kể* (considerable, "worth counting"), *đáng ghi nhận* (commendable, "worth recording"), *đáng lo ngại* (worrying) and *đáng báo động* (alarming). *Đáng kể* usually comes after what it measures: *giảm đáng kể* (fell considerably), *một khoản tiền đáng kể* (a considerable sum). *Không đáng kể* means "negligible".

A favourite news opener is *Đáng chú ý, …* (notably, …) or *Điều đáng chú ý là …* (what stands out is …). It flags the most interesting fact in the report.

*Đáng* itself isn't formal. With ordinary verbs it's everyday speech: *Phim này đáng coi lắm* (this film's really worth seeing; in Hà Nội, *đáng xem*), *Đi Phú Quốc đáng tiền lắm* (a trip to Phú Quốc is well worth the money). What makes the list above formal is the verbs.

## Examples

- Đáng chú ý, số ca mắc sốt xuất huyết ở trẻ em tăng gấp đôi so với năm ngoái. — Notably, dengue cases among children doubled compared with last year.
- Sau khi áp dụng thu phí, lượng xe vào khu trung tâm giảm đáng kể. — After the charge was introduced, the number of vehicles entering the centre fell considerably.
- Tình trạng ô nhiễm không khí tại các khu công nghiệp đang ở mức đáng lo ngại. — Air pollution in the industrial parks is at a worrying level.
- Đây là kết quả đáng ghi nhận của ngành giáo dục tỉnh. — This is a commendable result for the province's education sector.

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