dai

1. main verb = to get, to receive something

ได้อะไร	What did you get?
ฉันได้เงิน	I got some money

2. Post verb = can (do something)

ฉันพูดได้

I can speak.

The negative is inserted between the main and post-verb.

ฉันพูดไม่ได้

I cannot speak.

3. Pre-verb = to get to do something

ฉันได้ไป	I get/got to go.
ฉันจะได้ไป	I will get to go.

Negative: to deny the occurrence of an action; or not to get to do something

ฉันไม่ได้ไป	I didn't go/get to go.
ฉันไม่ได้กิน	I didn't eat/get to eat.

design: Jenjit
March 2001