โดนชน
doon-chonMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] be hit; [to] get hit; [to] be run into (by [sb]/[sth])
To be the one who is hit in a collision; to be struck or run into by a vehicle, object, or person.
Examples
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Be careful, or you'll walk into someone and get hit.
He was riding his bike without looking, so he got hit from behind.
เขาkăoโชคร้ายchôhk ráaiมากmâakแค่kâeยืนรอyeun rorรถเมล์rót mayอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeก็gâwโดนชนdohn chonโดยdoiรถrótที่têeขับkàpขึ้นมาkêun maaบนbonฟุตบาทfút-bàat
He was very unlucky. He was just standing and waiting for the bus and got hit by a car that drove up onto the sidewalk.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
doon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
โดนdoonโดนdoon1[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)[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]Part 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
โดนชนdoon-chonโดนชนdoon-chon[to] be hit; [to] get hit; [to] be run into (by [sb]/[sth])[to] be hit; [to] get hit; [to] be run into (by [sb]/[sth])Word