ต้องสงสัย(dtông sŏng-săi)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

suspected; under suspicion (of a person)

regarded as likely to have done something wrong or illegal; under suspicion (used of people)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)ต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săiต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săi1suspected; under suspicion (of a person)2suspicious; suspect (of things/behavior)3[to] be suspected; be under suspicionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยด้วยkui dûuaiคุยด้วยkui dûuai[to] talk with [sb]มากที่สุดmâak têe sùtมากที่สุดmâak têe sùt1the most; to the greatest degree2the most (amount/number)3at most; no more than
He is the person under suspicion that the police want to talk to the most.
2AdjectiveB2

suspicious; suspect (of things/behavior)

making people feel doubt or worry about safety, law, or honesty (used for things, actions, or situations)

Examples

มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săiต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săi1suspected; under suspicion (of a person)2suspicious; suspect (of things/behavior)3[to] be suspected; be under suspicionวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)ทิ้งไว้tíng wáiทิ้งไว้tíng wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave behind [sth]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faitrain station; railway stationเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòp1check; examine; verify2inspect; audit; investigate3validate; authenticate
There is a suspicious box left at the train station; officers are investigating.
3VerbB2

[to] be suspected; be under suspicion

to be thought by others to have done something wrong or illegal

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săiต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săi1suspected; under suspicion (of a person)2suspicious; suspect (of things/behavior)3[to] be suspected; be under suspicionว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponent
He is suspected of stealing company data to sell to a competitor.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightPart 1
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สงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)Part 2
ต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săiต้องสงสัยdtông sŏng-săisuspected; under suspicion (of a person)