สมแก่(sŏm gàe)
Meanings
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[to] be fitting/appropriate for [sb/sth]
To be fitting or appropriate for [sb/sth], e.g., for someone's status, age, reason, or quality.
Examples
รางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by2[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)นั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)สมแก่sŏm gàeสมแก่sŏm gàe[to] be fitting/appropriate for [sb/sth]ความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaam1effort; exertion2attempt; tryที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ทุ่มเทtûm tayทุ่มเทtûm tay[to] devote; dedicate; put in great effortมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lòt táng bpeeตลอดทั้งปีdtà-lòt táng bpeeall year long; throughout the year; year-round
The award he received was fitting for the effort he had put in all year.
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บทลงโทษbòt long tôhtที่têeศาลsăanตัดสินdtàt-sĭnนั้นnánหลายคนlăai konมองว่าmong wâaสมแก่sŏm gàeความผิดkwaam pìtที่têeเขาkăoได้dâiก่อgòไว้wái
Many people view the punishment handed down by the court as appropriate for the crime he committed.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengประธานบริษัทbprà-taan bo-rí-sàtที่têeเธอterได้รับdâi rápนั้นnánสมแก่sŏm gàeประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanและláeความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatอันanโดดเด่นdòht dènของkŏngเธอterอย่างแท้จริงyàang tâe jing
The position of company president that she received is truly fitting for her outstanding experience and abilities.
การได้รับgaan dâai rápเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótสูงสุดsŏong sùtในnaiวงการwong gaanวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamครั้งนี้kráng néeช่างchângสมแก่sŏm gàeฐานะtăa-náการเป็นgaan bpenศิลปินแห่งชาติsĭn-lá-bpin hàeng châatของkŏngท่านtâan
Receiving the highest honor in the literary circle this time is perfectly fitting for his status as a National Artist.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
สมsŏmสมsŏm1[to] be worthy of; deserve2befitting; appropriate; suitable3to match; to be compatiblePart 1
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สมแก่sŏm gàeสมแก่sŏm gàe[to] be fitting/appropriate for [sb/sth]