แต่หนหลัง

dtàe hŏn lăng

Meanings

1AdverbB2

in the past; formerly

In the past; from a time before; formerly (often used in a literary or formal context).

Examples

แต่หนหลังdtàe hŏn lăngแต่หนหลังdtàe hŏn lăngin the past; formerlyที่ดินtêe dinที่ดินtêe din1land (property)2land (real estate category)ผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสวนผลไม้sŭuan pŏn-lá-máiสวนผลไม้sŭuan pŏn-lá-máiorchard; fruit gardenแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คอนโดkon-dooคอนโดkon-doocondominium; condoไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
In the past, this plot of land was an orchard, but now it has become a condominium.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)Part 1
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หนhònหนhòn1thickness; layer2once; one time (colloquial/literary)Part 2
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หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)Part 3
แต่หนหลังdtàe hŏn lăngแต่หนหลังdtàe hŏn lăngin the past; formerly