หากแต่
hàak dtàe
Meanings
1NounC1
but rather; however (formal)
a formal/literary conjunction introducing a strong contrast or correction to the prior clause, often after a negation; equivalent to 'but rather' or 'however'.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestเงินรางวัลngern raang-wanเงินรางวัลngern raang-wan1prize money; cash prize2reward money; bountyหากแต่hàak dtàeหากแต่hàak dtàebut rather; however (formal)ต้องการdtông gaanต้องการdtông gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; require3[to] seek; requestเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)การยอมรับgaan yom rápการยอมรับgaan yom ráp1acceptance; approval; recognition2admission; acknowledgmentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ผลงานpŏn ngaanผลงานpŏn ngaan1work; output; result2achievementของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
He didn't want the prize money, but rather just wanted recognition for his work.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâaแต่ทว่าdtàe tá-wâabut; however; yet (formal)
but; however; yet (formal)
ทว่าtá-wâaทว่าtá-wâabut; however (formal)
but; however (formal)
แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)
- but; however (contrast)
- only; just (restriction)
- from; since (starting point)
- even; despite (emphatic concessive)
Word Breakdown
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หากแต่hàak dtàeหากแต่hàak dtàebut rather; however (formal)