จนได้(jon dâi)
Meanings
1ParticleB2
ended up (resultative, often undesired)
placed after a verb or clause to show the action eventually happened, often despite efforts to avoid it or after much persistence
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทำกาแฟtam gaa-faeทำกาแฟtam gaa-fae[to] make coffee; brew coffeeหกใส่hòk sàiหกใส่hòk sài[to] spill on [sb]/[sth]เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)จนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)
I tried to be careful, but I ended up spilling coffee on my new shirt after all.
2AdverbB2
eventually; in the end; after all
indicates that something finally happened as expected or inevitable; tone can be neutral or mildly negative depending on context
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซ้อมหนักsóm nàkซ้อมหนักsóm nàk[to] train hardทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]การแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressureจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)
He practiced hard every day, and in the end, he finally won the competition as expected.
3InterjectionB2
There it is; so it happened (after all)
an exclamation used when an expected (often unwelcome) outcome finally occurs
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asมั้ยmáiมั้ยmáiquestion particle (casual)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนหลอกdohn lòkโดนหลอกdohn lòk[to] be tricked; [to] be deceived; [to] get scammedจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)
See? I told you not to trust him. You got scammed after all!
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ในท้ายที่สุดnai táai têe sùtในท้ายที่สุดnai táai têe sùtin the end; finally
in the end; finally
ในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimately
finally; eventually; ultimately
สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
- last; final
- finally; in the end; ultimately
Word Breakdown
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จนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâiended up (resultative, often undesired)