พบว่า(póp wâa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] find (that); discover (that)

to determine or observe that something is the case; commonly used in reports or research before a clause

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)พบว่าpóp wâaพบว่าpóp wâa[to] find (that); discover (that)ผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitแพงpaengแพงpaeng1expensive2costly (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I went to the market and found that the fruit was very expensive.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverPart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
พบว่าpóp wâaพบว่าpóp wâa[to] find (that); discover (that)