คว้าตัว

kwáa dtuua

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] capture [sb]; [to] arrest [sb]

to physically capture, seize, or arrest someone.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerวิ่งไล่wîng lâiวิ่งไล่wîng lâi[to] chase [sb/sth] (by running)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)คว้าตัวkwáa dtuuaคว้าตัวkwáa dtuua1[to] capture [sb]; [to] arrest [sb]2[to] recruit [sb]; [to] sign [sb]ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
The police chased and captured the thief.
2VerbB2

[to] recruit [sb]; [to] sign [sb]

to successfully recruit or sign someone, especially for a team, company, or project.

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; [to] would like toคว้าตัวkwáa dtuuaคว้าตัวkwáa dtuua1[to] capture [sb]; [to] arrest [sb]2[to] recruit [sb]; [to] sign [sb]โปรแกรมเมอร์bproh-graem-merโปรแกรมเมอร์bproh-graem-merprogrammer; software developerเก่งๆgèng géngเก่งๆgèng géng1very skilled; excellent (emphatic reduplication)2plural/distributive use of เก่ง (reduplication)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมงานrûuam ngaanร่วมงานrûuam ngaan1[to] attend an event2[to] work together; collaborate3[to] join a workplace/team; be employed withด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
Our company wants to recruit that talented programmer to join our team.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
คว้าตัวkwáa dtuuaคว้าตัวkwáa dtuua[to] capture [sb]; [to] arrest [sb]