แหกกฎ
hɛ̀ɛk-gòtMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] break; flout the rules (informal)
To break rules or choose not to follow them.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ลงโทษlong-tôotลงโทษlong-tôot[to] punish [sb]; impose a penaltyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòtแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòt[to] break; flout the rules (informal)
Yesterday he was punished for breaking the rules.
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เขาkǎoแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòtของkɔ̌ɔngหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákโดยdooiพาpaaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมาmaaค้างคืนkáang-kʉʉnเลยləəiถูกtùukเจ้าของหอjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-hɔ̌ɔเตือนdtʉʉan
He broke the dormitory rules by having a friend stay overnight, so the owner gave him a warning.
ทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngต่อแถวdtɔ̀ɔ-tɛ̌ɛoเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-ganอย่าyàaแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòtด้วยdûuaiการgaanแซงsɛɛngคิวkiu
Everyone has to wait in line. Don't break the rules by cutting in.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa-chà-pɔ́-nâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang-an-dtà-raai
Although he claimed he had to break the rules to deal with an immediate problem, that decision put others at risk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hɛ̀ɛk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แหกhɛ̀ɛkแหกhɛ̀ɛk1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way out[to] tear open; rip open; force openPart 1
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แหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòtแหกกฎhɛ̀ɛk-gòt[to] break; flout the rules (informal)[to] break; flout the rules (informal)Word