ทวงคืน

tuuang keun

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] reclaim; [to] demand back [sth]

to demand the return of something that is rightfully yours; to reclaim or take back.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทวงคืนtuuang keunทวงคืนtuuang keun[to] reclaim; [to] demand back [sth]เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)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/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยืมyeumยืมyeum1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [sb’s] style/idea; [to] imitateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewเดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewlast month
He came to demand the return of the money I borrowed last month.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทวงtuuangทวงtuuang1demand back; collect (a debt)2press/remind (to fulfill a promise or duty)Part 1
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คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]Part 2
ทวงคืนtuuang keunทวงคืนtuuang keun[to] reclaim; [to] demand back [sth]