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เขาไม่รู้ว่าหมามันดุ khaoR maiF ruuH waaF maaR manM dooL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เขา-ไม่-รู้-ว่า-หฺมา-มัน-ดุ |
IPA | kʰǎw mâj rúː wâː mǎː man dùʔ |
Royal Thai General System | khao mai ru wa ma man du |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "He did not know that the dog was vicious." | ||
notes | "มัน" in this context is an example of a "shadow pronoun" in Thai which indicates the importance of the noun to which it refers. | ||
categories | |||
components | เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
รู้ | ruuH | to know a subject or piece of learned information | |
ว่า | waaF | [proposition complementizer] that...; as... [see examples] | |
หมา | maaR | dog | |
มัน | manM | [the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it, they, them | |
ดุ | dooL | [is] fierce; dangerous; ferocious; fiery; menacing; savage; vicious; stern; strict | |