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Conjugation concepts in Thai language: the times

The verb in Thai is invariable: neither fashion, nor time, nor person.

Time is expressed either by context or by a small word placed before or after the verb.

This is the easiest, since the verb is used without any additives.

Since it is invariable, it is used directly:

The past is marked:

by the word แล้ว lèo (already) placed after the verb, at the end of the sentence,
either by the auxilliare ได้ daï always placed before the verb,
simply by the context of the sentence.

Note: lèo is used if there is no notion of date, contrary to dai.

lèo is never used in negative forms which is logical since it means already.

I ate translates as changinlèo which literally means I am already eating.

if we pass the sentence in negative it becomes:

Attention: maïdaï placed after the verb means "cannot":

Changinmaidai = I cannot eat.

For the negative form passed, maïdaï is always in front of the verb.

Here are some examples of past sentences:

Here is the context that marks the past.

The future is marked by the little word จะ dja, placed in front of the verb.

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