มิอาจ(mí àat)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)

To be unable to do something, often due to circumstances or limitations; cannot. A formal or literary negative modal verb placed before a main verb.

Examples

เนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàak1because; since (formal)2due to; owing to (formal)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)3[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ต่อไปdtòr bpaiต่อไปdtòr bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequentได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Due to the heavy rain, we are unable to travel further.
2VerbB2

[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)

To be not allowed to do something; expresses prohibition or lack of permission in formal or literary style. Placed before the main verb.

Examples

ผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockบัตรเชิญbàt chernบัตรเชิญbàt cherninvitation cardมิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)3[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)เข้าร่วมงานkâo rûuam ngaanเข้าร่วมงานkâo rûuam ngaan[to] attend an eventเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ค่ำคืนkâm keunค่ำคืนkâm keunnight; nighttimeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Those without an invitation card are not allowed to attend the party tonight.
3VerbC1

[to] not dare (to) (formal)

To not dare to do something, often due to a lack of courage, propriety, or respect for hierarchy. A formal or literary expression.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat1[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)2[to] not dare (to) (formal)3[to] be not permitted (to); may not (formal)ขัดคำสั่งkàt kam-sàngขัดคำสั่งkàt kam-sàng[to] disobey an orderหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
He is only a subordinate, so he doesn't dare to disobey the boss's orders.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มิmîมิmî1not (formal/literary negative)2prefix: non-, un- (formal)Part 1
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อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)Part 2
มิอาจmí àatมิอาจmí àat[to] be unable (to); cannot (formal)