เจตนา
jèt-dtà-naaMeanings
1NounB2
intention; intent
a deliberate purpose or plan in one’s mind; what someone means or decides to do
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เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชี้แจงchée-jaengชี้แจงchée-jaeng[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanationว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naa1intention; intent2[to] intend; do on purpose (formal)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ตำหนิdtam-nìตำหนิdtam-nì1[to] criticize; reproach; blame2fault; defect; blemish (esp. mark on an object)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He explained that his intention was to help the team, not to criticize anyone.
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ครูkruuถามtăamถึงtĕungเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaของkŏngนักเรียนnák riianว่าwâaเขียนบทkĭian bòtความkwaamนี้néeเพื่อpêuuaอะไรà-rai
The teacher asked about the student’s intention in writing this essay: for what purpose?
แม้máeคำพูดkam pôotจะjàดูdooแรงraengแต่dtàeเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaของkŏngเธอterคือkeuเตือนdteuuanให้hâiทุกคนtúk konปรับปรุงbpràp bprung
Although her words sounded harsh, her intention was to warn everyone to improve.
ศาลsăanพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaว่าwâaเขาkăoมีmeeเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaทำผิดtam pìtหรือrĕuเป็นเพียงbpen piiangความประมาทkwaam bprà-màat
The court considers whether he had the intention to commit an offense or if it was merely negligence.
2VerbB2
[to] intend; do on purpose (formal)
To mean to do something, or to do something on purpose rather than by accident.
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ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ได้mâi 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)เจตนาjèt-dtà-naaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naa1intention; intent2[to] intend; do on purpose (formal)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเสียใจsĭia jaiเสียใจsĭia jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2[to] regret3my condolencesแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; I just spoke without thinking.
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He deliberately ignored the call because he was still angry with his friend.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàอ้างว่าâang wâaจำผิดjam pìtแต่dtàeข้อความkôr kwaamในnaiโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâaเขาkăoเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaปิดบังbpìt bangความจริงkwaam jing
Although he claimed to have misremembered, the messages on his phone showed that he deliberately concealed the truth.
ผู้จัดงานpôo jàt ngaanชี้แจงchée-jaengว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaละเลยlá loeiผู้พิการpôo pí-gaanและláeจะjàปรับปรุงbpràp bprungสถานที่sà-tăan tîiให้hâiทุกคนtúk konเข้าถึงkâo tĕungได้dâi
The organizers explained that they had not intended to overlook people with disabilities and would make the venue accessible to everyone.