ได้ความ(dâi kwaam)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] understand; [to] find out

to understand what is said or what happened, or to obtain information about the facts of a matter

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พยานpá-yaanพยานpá-yaan1witness (person)2witness (in court)3testimony; witness statementแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ได้ความdâi kwaamได้ความdâi kwaam1[to] understand; [to] find out2[to] make sense; [to] have substanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคนร้ายkon ráaiคนร้ายkon ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวสีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-colored
The police talked to the witness and obtained the information that the culprit was wearing a red shirt.
2VerbB1

[to] make sense; [to] have substance

to have a clear meaning or useful substance; to be understandable or coherent, often used in the negative to mean nonsense, unclear, or useless

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่ได้ความmâi dâi kwaamไม่ได้ความmâi dâi kwaam1useless; incompetent2senseless; incoherent [of speech/writing]3fruitless; no useful resultเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This child speaks total nonsense.

Word Breakdown

ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)Part 1
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ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 2
ได้ความdâi kwaamได้ความdâi kwaam[to] understand; [to] find out