คาที่(kaa têe)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
on the spot; right there
at the exact place where an action occurs and remains there without being moved (often with verbs like die, stop, get stuck)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himถูกtòokถูกtòok1passive marker (often adverse)2[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)3cheap; inexpensive4correct; right5to be correct/right6proper; morally rightรถชนrót chonรถชนrót chon1[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)2car crash; collisionและláeและláeand (coordinating)เสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wítเสียชีวิตsĭia chee-wít[to] die; pass away (polite/formal)คาkaaคาkaa1left stuck; left pending2[to] remain stuck; [to] be lodgedที่เกิดเหตุtêe gèrt hètที่เกิดเหตุtêe gèrt hèt1incident scene; site of the incident2scene of the incidentทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
He was hit by a car and died instantly at the scene.
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นักมวยnák muuayโดนชกdon chókสวนsŭuanเข้าที่kâo têeปลายคางbplaai kaangจนjonสลบsà-lòpคาที่kaa têeกลางglaangเวทีway-tee
The boxer was hit with a counter-punch on the chin and was knocked out cold right there in the middle of the ring.
กระแสไฟฟ้าgrà-săe fai-fáaแรงสูงraeng sŏongช็อตchótวัวwuuaตายคาที่dtaai kaa têeในnaiทุ่งนาtûng naaสร้างsâangความสลดใจkwaam sà-lòt jaiแก่gàeผู้พบเห็นpôo póp hĕn
The high-voltage current electrocuted the cow, killing it on the spot in the field, saddening those who saw it.
2AdjectiveB2
left/stuck in place
remaining unmoved or immobilized in its current position at that location
Examples
รถrótรถrót1car; automobile2vehicle (general)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1[to] die; pass away2particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisiveness3broken; out of order4[to] pay5spoiled; ruined; gone bad6[to] lose; forfeit; wasteกลางทางglaang taangกลางทางglaang taang1halfway; en route2midway pointเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toจอดjòtจอดjòt1[to] park (vehicle)2[to] stop and remain (vehicle/craft)ทิ้งไว้tíng wáiทิ้งไว้tíng wái1[to] leave [sth] behind2[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)คาที่kaa têeคาที่kaa têe1left/stuck in place2on the spot; right thereแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1that kind/that sort (of thing/person)2that kind of; that type of3like that; in that wayทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1the entire night2all night; the whole night
His car broke down on the road, so he had to leave it parked right there all night.
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โต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaนี้néeหนักnàkมากmâakมันmanเลยloieตั้งdtângคาที่kaa têeอยู่yòoตรงนี้dtrong néeขยับkà-yàpไปไหนbpai năiไม่ได้mâi dâai
This table is very heavy, so it remains stuck right here and can't be moved anywhere.
หลังจากlăng jàakน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamลดลงlót longซากรถsâak rótยนต์yonยังคงyang kongจอดjòtคาที่kaa têeเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk tăanของkŏngความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăai
After the floodwaters receded, the wreckage of cars remained unmoved in place as evidence of the damage.
เฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrชิ้นนี้chín néeถูกtòokออกแบบòk bàepให้hâiติดตั้งdtìt dtângคาที่kaa têeไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatเคลื่อนย้ายklêuuan yáaiได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiเพื่อpêuuaความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai
This piece of furniture was designed to be installed fixed in place and cannot be moved easily, for safety reasons.
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คาที่kaa têeคาที่kaa têeon the spot; right there