ได้(dâi)
Meanings
okay; sure; agreed
used as a response to indicate agreement, consent, or willingness; okay
get; obtain; receive
To come to have, receive, or obtain something.
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can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Auxiliary placed before the main verb to mark ability, possibility, or permission (often negated with ไม่ได้ไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)).
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manage to; succeed in (achievement)
Marks successful completion/achievement, often after effort or difficulty.
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may (polite permission/request)
Used sentence-initial or before a verb to politely allow or request an action (e.g., ได้ไหมได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener), ได้โปรดได้โปรดdâi bpròht[!] please (formal; request)...).
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able to (postverbal/resultative)
Placed after the main verb (V + ได้ได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed) to show that the action is feasible or achievable.
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Related Words
Similar Meaning
- [to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded
- [to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by
- [to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)
- [to] succeed
- success; accomplishment
- finished; completed
- [to] be able to; manage to
- [to] shake; tremble; quiver
- sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)
- [to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)
- okay; agreed
- fine; acceptable
- [to] be okay; be fine; be acceptable
- OK (confirmation)
- to be (identity/category/state)
- to become
- [to] know how; be able to (skill)
- [to] be + set expressions