การณ์

gaan

Meaning

1NounC1

event; affair; situation (formal)

An event, affair, or state of affairs; used especially in compounds such as เหตุการณ์เหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์, but also independently in formal expressions.

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is การณ์ said กาน?

gaan

  • Same-sounding letterณ sounds just like น, so the reading uses น.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ร is said like น (n).Silent letterณ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

gaan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ณ์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——