ก่อเหตุ
gɔ̀ɔ-hèetMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] perpetrate; cause a harmful incident
to carry out or cause a negative event, especially a crime, attack, or disturbance
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèet[to] perpetrate; cause a harmful incidentชิงทรัพย์ching-sápชิงทรัพย์ching-sáp[to] rob; [to] take [sth] by forceเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possible
The police have arrested the culprit who committed the robbery last night.
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กลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm-wai-rûnที่tîiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetทะเลาะวิวาทtá-lɔ́-wí-wâatในnaiห้างhâangถูกtùukนำตัวnam-dtuuaไปbpaiสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuat
The group of teenagers who caused a brawl in the mall were taken to the police station.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanหาhǎaแรงจูงใจrɛɛng-juung-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiที่tîiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetโจมตีjoom-dtiiใจกลางเมืองjai-glaang-mʉʉang
Officials are investigating the motive of the suspect who carried out the attack in the city center.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetวางwaangเพลิงpləəngต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángถูกtùukพบว่าpóp-wâaมีmiiประวัติbprà-wàtป่วยbpùuaiทางtaangจิตjìt
The person who carried out the series of arsons was found to have a history of mental illness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ก่อเหตุ said ก่อ-เหด?
gɔ̀ɔ-hèet
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ก่อgɔ̀ɔก่อgɔ̀ɔ1[to] build; construct; pile (up)2[to] cause; bring about3[to] start; ignite; provoke4yes–no question particle (Northern Thai)[to] build; construct; pile (up)Part 1
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เหตุhèetเหตุhèet1cause; reason2incident; occurrence (formal)3Buddhist cause (hetu)cause; reasonPart 2
ก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèet[to] perpetrate; cause a harmful incident[to] perpetrate; cause a harmful incidentWord