แจ้งความ(jâeng kwaam)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] file a police report; report to the police

to formally report a crime, loss, or incident to the police; to lodge a complaint at a police station

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโดนขโมยdohn kà-mooiโดนขโมยdohn kà-mooi[to] be stolen; [to] get robbedจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)แจ้งความjâeng kwaamแจ้งความjâeng kwaam[to] file a police report; report to the policeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatpolice station
His bicycle was stolen, so he had to go report it at the police station.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แจ้งjâengแจ้งjâeng1[to] inform; notify; report2clear; evident; explicit3bright; daylight (literary/formal)Part 1
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ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 2
แจ้งความjâeng kwaamแจ้งความjâeng kwaam[to] file a police report; report to the police