กระทำ
grà-tam
Meanings
1NounA2
[to] do; perform; act
to carry out or perform an action; to do something (formal/neutral register)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerกระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)
We should think before acting.
2NounB1
[to] commit (an act/offense)
to commit or carry out an act, especially used with wrongdoing or legal/official contexts (e.g., commit an offense, commit violence)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)ความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]เกิดเหตุgèrt hèhtเกิดเหตุgèrt hèht[for an incident] to occur
He was accused of committing an offense on the night of the incident.
3NounB1
action; deed (in compounds)
an act or deed as a noun, usually appearing in compounds like การกระทำการกระทำgaan grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)3act (legal term); the standalone noun form is uncommon/formal
Examples
การกระทำgaan grà-tamการกระทำgaan grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)3act (legal term)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕung1[to] show; indicate [sth]2[to] express; reflect [a quality/feeling]3[to] signify; denote; representความจริงใจkwaam jing jaiความจริงใจkwaam jing jai1sincerity; genuineness; earnestness2good faith
His actions show sincerity.
4NounB2
[to] treat; act toward
to behave toward or deal with someone or something in a certain manner (often in set phrases such as กระทำต่อ…/กระทำกับกระทำกับgrà-tam gàp[to] treat [sb]; [to] do [sth] to [sb]…)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความสุภาพkwaam sù-pâapความสุภาพkwaam sù-pâap1politeness; courtesy; civility2polite register/toneแม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifมีความเห็นmee kwaam hĕnมีความเห็นmee kwaam hĕn[to] have an opinionไม่ตรงmâi dtrongไม่ตรงmâi dtrong1not straight; crooked2inaccurate; not corresponding3not straightforward; indirectกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
He behaves toward his colleagues politely, even when they disagree.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behave
- [to] do; make
- [to] cook; prepare food
- [to] cause; make
- [to] work; be employed
- [to] act; behave
กระทำการgrà-tam gaanกระทำการgrà-tam gaan[to] act; [to] perform; [to] execute
[to] act; [to] perform; [to] execute
ปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàt1[to] perform; carry out2[to] treat [sb]3(compound use only) operational; in operation4[to] practice; observe (rules)
- [to] perform; carry out
- [to] treat [sb]
- (compound use only) operational; in operation
- [to] practice; observe (rules)
ก่อgòก่อgò1[to] build; construct; pile (up)2[to] cause; bring about3[to] start; ignite; provoke
- [to] build; construct; pile (up)
- [to] cause; bring about
- [to] start; ignite; provoke
ทำการtam gaanทำการtam gaan1[to] carry out; conduct; perform; execute2[to] operate; be in operation; be open (for business)
- [to] carry out; conduct; perform; execute
- [to] operate; be in operation; be open (for business)