จับกุม
jàp-gumMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] arrest; apprehend
to seize and take someone into legal custody by authority, especially by the police
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehendคนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)เมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police arrested the criminal last night.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daaเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂จับกุมjàp-gumผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiได้dâai
After a week of investigation, the authorities managed to arrest the suspect.
ตำรวจจราจรdtam-rùuat-jà-raa-jɔɔnจับกุมjàp-gumคนขับkon-kàpที่tîiเมาmaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoขับkàpตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎai
Traffic police arrested the driver for drunk driving in accordance with the law.
ศาลsǎanออกɔ̀ɔkหมายmǎaiจับjàpทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatสามารถsǎa-mâatจับกุมjàp-gumผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaได้dâaiโดยชอบด้วยกฎหมายdooi-chɔ̂ɔp-dûuai-gòt-mǎai
The court issued a warrant, enabling the police to lawfully take the suspect into custody.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
จับjàpจับjàp1[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 surface[to] hold; graspPart 1
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กุมgumกุมgum1[to] grip; hold; clutch2[to] control; command; hold (power)[to] grip; hold; clutchPart 2
จับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehend[to] arrest; apprehendWord