คำกริยา
kam-grì-yaaMeaning
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verb (part of speech)
a part of speech that denotes an action, occurrence, or state (e.g., run, happen, be)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.คำกริยาkam-grì-yaaคำกริยาkam-grì-yaaverb (part of speech)
In the sentence "I eat rice," the word "eat" is the verb.
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ประโยคbprà-yòokส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiประธานbprà-taanและlɛ́คำกริยาkam-grì-yaaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
Most sentences in Thai must have a subject and a verb to be complete in meaning.
คุณครูkun-kruuให้hâiนักเรียนnák-riianขีดเส้นใต้kìit-sên-dtâaiคำกริยาkam-grì-yaaในnaiทุกtúkประโยคbprà-yòokที่อยู่tîi-yùuบนbonกระดานgrà-daan
The teacher had the students underline the verb in every sentence on the board.
คำกริยาkam-grì-yaaในnaiภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtมีmiiการผันgaan-pǎnรูปrûupไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลgaanและlɛ́ประธานbprà-taanซึ่งsʉ̂ngแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiที่tîiคำกริยาkam-grì-yaaมักจะmák-jàมีmiiรูปrûupคงที่kong-tîi
Verbs in English are conjugated according to tense and subject, which is different from Thai where verbs usually have a fixed form.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คำกริยา said คัม-กริ-ยา?
kam-grì-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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คำกริยาkam-grì-yaaคำกริยาkam-grì-yaaverb (part of speech)verb (part of speech)Word