แอคทีฟ

ɛ̀ɛk-tîip

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

energetic; lively

showing energy and liveliness; not idle or sluggish.

2AdjectiveB1

in operation; enabled

working or currently turned on/engaged (for devices, modes, accounts, users, settings, etc.).

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3AdjectiveB2

proactive; engaged

taking initiative and participating rather than being passive.

Examples

She is a very active member of the club because she always helps organize events.
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4AdjectiveB2

electronics: active (component)

in electronics, able to provide gain or control current/voltage (e.g., transistors, ICs); opposite of passive.

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A transistor is an active electronic component that can amplify signals.
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5AdjectiveB2

active (grammar)

describing a verb or clause in which the subject performs the action, rather than undergoing it.

Examples

ประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)แบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)แอคทีฟɛ̀ɛk-tîipแอคทีฟɛ̀ɛk-tîip1energetic; lively2in operation; enabled3proactive; engaged4electronics: active (component)5active (grammar)6active ingredient(s)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingประธานbprà-taanประธานbprà-taan1chairperson; president2principal; chief (attrib.)3subject (grammar)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้กระทำpûu-grà-tamผู้กระทำpûu-grà-tam1doer; actor (the person who performs an action)2perpetrator; offender (legal)3agent (grammar/semantics)
The sentence 'I eat rice' is an active sentence because the subject is the one doing the action.
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6NounB2

active ingredient(s)

in cosmetics, medicine, or chemistry, an ingredient that produces the main intended effect of a product or formula.

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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

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

ɛ̀ɛk

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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