มิได้

mí-dâai

Meaning

1NounC1

formal negator: not; did not; cannot

a formal or literary negative word placed before a verb to mean 'not', 'did not', or 'cannot' (formal of 'ไม่ได้ไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)'; often used in writing where speech uses 'ไม่ไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)')

Examples

ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทราบsâapทราบsâap1[to] know; be aware (polite/formal)2[to] learn; be informed (polite/formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มิได้mí-dâaiมิได้mí-dâaiformal negator: not; did not; cannotมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนโยบายná-yoo-baaiนโยบายná-yoo-baaipolicy; plan of actionคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngən[to] refund; [to] return moneyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)กรณีgɔɔ-rá-niiกรณีgɔɔ-rá-nii1case; instance; situation2legal case; matter3in case (of); in the event of
The company would like to inform you that we do not have a policy of refunding in all cases.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

mí

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

มิmíมิmínot (formal/literary negative)not (formal/literary negative)Part 1
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มิได้mí-dâaiมิได้mí-dâaiformal negator: not; did not; cannotformal negator: not; did not; cannotWord