มาแต่ไหนแต่ไร

maa dtàe năi dtàe rai

Meanings

1AdverbB1

since long ago; from the start

Since long ago; from the very beginning; used to say that something has been true for a long time.

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 expressionsคนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksน้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)มาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raiมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raisince long ago; from the startแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He's been a quiet person like this since long ago.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerPart 1
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แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 2
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ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)Part 3
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แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 4
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)4what (modifier) (colloq.)Part 5
มาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raiมาแต่ไหนแต่ไรmaa dtàe năi dtàe raisince long ago; from the start