เป็นได้(bpen dâai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] be possible; could be
to be possible; could be the case or could happen (modal use, similar to อาจอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)/เป็นไปได้ว่า)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเป็นได้bpen dâaiเป็นได้bpen dâai1[to] be possible; could be2[to] be able to be; can beเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He could be late, because the traffic is very bad today.
2VerbB1
[to] be able to be; can be
to be able to be or become something (e.g., can be many things/roles)
Examples
คนเราkon raoคนเราkon raowe humans; people (in general)เป็นได้bpen dâaiเป็นได้bpen dâai1[to] be possible; could be2[to] be able to be; can beหลายอย่างlăai yàangหลายอย่างlăai yàangmany things; various thingsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtông[to] have to; must; be required toเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)อย่างเดียวyàang diaoอย่างเดียวyàang diao1only; just; solely; exclusively2alone; by itself (post-nominal)
A person can be many things; you don't have to be good at just one thing.
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Word Breakdown
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เป็นได้bpen dâaiเป็นได้bpen dâai[to] be possible; could be