เพื่อที่(pêua têe)
Meanings
1ConjunctionB1
so that; in order that
a conjunction introducing purpose, equivalent to ‘so that’ or ‘in order that’; commonly used as เพื่อที่จะเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jà1in order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)2so that; in order that (introduces a purpose clause) or เพื่อที่ว่าเพื่อที่ว่าpêuua têe wâaso that; in order that, often followed by จะจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)/ได้ได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jàเพื่อที่จะpêuua têe jà1in order to; so as to (purpose before a verb)2so that; in order that (introduces a purpose clause)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)พอใช้por cháiพอใช้por chái1adequate; fairly good; passable2sufficiently; fairly
He works hard so that he will have enough money to spend.
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Word Breakdown
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เพื่อที่pêua têeเพื่อที่pêua têeso that; in order that