# Không … nữa: no longer in Vietnamese (A2)

> To say something has stopped, put không before the verb and nữa at the very end: Tôi không hút thuốc nữa. I don't smoke any more.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/khong-nua-anymore/ · Updated 2026-10-17

**no longer**

Pattern: `[person] + không + [verb] + nữa · Đừng + [verb] + nữa`

Level: A2 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

Typed without accents: khong … nua

To say something has stopped, put *không* before the verb and *nữa* at the very end: *Tôi không hút thuốc nữa.* I don't smoke any more. *Nữa* means "more, further", so the sentence says "not … any further".

*Nữa* goes after the object or the place: *Chị không làm ở đó nữa.* I don't work there any more. It works with adjectives too: *Em không đau nữa.* It doesn't hurt any more. *Không còn … nữa* is a common, slightly stronger form: *Tôi không còn ở đó nữa.* I no longer live there.

To ask whether something has stopped, use *còn … không* (still?): *Em còn làm ở công ty đó không?* The answer is *Dạ, còn* or *Dạ, không làm nữa.*

With *đừng*, the same *nữa* means "stop": *Đừng khóc nữa.* Don't cry any more.

*Không … nữa* is the opposite of *vẫn* and *còn* (still). *Hết … rồi* is close in meaning, but puts the weight on something coming to an end: *Em hết đau rồi.*

## A common mistake

✗ Tôi không nữa hút thuốc.

✓ Tôi không hút thuốc nữa.

*Nữa* goes at the end of the sentence, not next to *không* the way "no longer" sits before an English verb.

## Examples

- Tôi không hút thuốc nữa. — I don't smoke any more.
- Em còn làm ở công ty đó không? — Do you still work at that company?
- Dạ, em không làm ở đó nữa. — No, I don't work there any more.
- Em no rồi, không ăn nữa đâu. — I'm full, I won't have any more.

## Words in this pattern

- [nữa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nua-more/#s_nua_more): more

## Compare

- [Still: vẫn / còn / vẫn còn](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/van-con-still/): still
- [Run out of, no longer: hết + noun or adjective](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/het-run-out/): none left / no longer

Previous in Time and when things happen: [How many times, how often: lần](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/lan-times/)
Next in Time and when things happen: [Not until, only then: time + mới](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/moi-not-until/)

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