เหตุใด
hèt dai
Meanings
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why; for what reason (formal)
A formal/literary interrogative meaning “why; for what reason”; more common in writing. Colloquial equivalent: ทำไมทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint).
Examples
เหตุใดhèt daiเหตุใดhèt daiwhy; for what reason (formal)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
For what reason did you not come to school yesterday?
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เพราะเหตุใดprór hèt daiเพราะเหตุใดprór hèt daiwhy; for what reason
why; for what reason
ด้วยเหตุใดdûuai hèt daiด้วยเหตุใดdûuai hèt daiwhy; for what reason (formal)
why; for what reason (formal)
เพราะอะไรprór à-raiเพราะอะไรprór à-raiwhy; for what reason (more neutral/polite than ทำไม)
why; for what reason (more neutral/polite than ทำไม)
ใยyaiใยyai1fiber; filament; thread2silk thread; filament3spider silk; cobweb4fiber (dietary)5why (archaic/literary)6classifier: threads/filaments
- fiber; filament; thread
- silk thread; filament
- spider silk; cobweb
- fiber (dietary)
- why (archaic/literary)
- classifier: threads/filaments
ไฉนchà-năiไฉนchà-năiwhy (formal/literary); how (archaic/poetic)
why (formal/literary); how (archaic/poetic)
Word Breakdown
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เหตุใดhèt daiเหตุใดhèt daiwhy; for what reason (formal)