หาเหตุ(hăa hèt)
Meanings
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[to] look for a pretext; [to] seek a reason
to look for a reason, often as an excuse or a pretext to do something, such as starting an argument or complaining.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หาเหตุhăa hètหาเหตุhăa hèt[to] look for a pretext; [to] seek a reasonมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3string; strap; band4lineage; affiliation; branch5line; wire; cable6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7route; line (transport/communication)8morning (late morning period)9informant; spy; secret agentเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1[to] draw; [to] tie2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4always; invariably
He always looks for an excuse to come to work late.
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Don't look for a reason to argue; we can just talk things over nicely.
เจ้านายjâo naaiดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàหาเหตุhăa hètไล่lâiเธอterออกòkเพราะpráwเธอterทำงานtam ngaanพลาดplâatนิดเดียวnít diaoก็gâwโดนdohnว่าwâaแรงๆraeng raeng
The boss seems to be looking for a pretext to fire her, because she gets harshly reprimanded for making a small mistake.
ดูเหมือนว่าdoo mĕuuan wâaเขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหาเหตุhăa hètที่จะtêe jàไม่mâiเข้าร่วมkâo rûuamโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeโดยdoiอ้างว่าâang wâaมีmeeงานngaanอื่นèunที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanกว่าgwàa
It seems he is trying to find a pretext for not joining this project, claiming he has other more important work.
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หาเหตุhăa hètหาเหตุhăa hèt[to] look for a pretext; [to] seek a reason