1. main verb = to give something to someone
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What did you give him? |
 ฉันให้ม้า(แก่)เขา |
I give a horse to him |
Note: The Thai word order is fixed: DIRECT OBJECT + INDIRECT OBJECT
2. Causative verb = to make, let, have someone do something; to prevent/keep from
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I let my child go. |
| เขาดุหมาไม่ให้เห่า |
He scolded the dog to keep it from barking. |
The negative is inserted between the main and post-verb.
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I didn't let my child go. |
3. Preposition = to do something for/to someone
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I wrote it for mother. |
| เขาไม่ได้ซื้อให้(เธอ)ใช้ |
He diddn't buy it (for you) to use. |
| story15 | practice15
| vocabulary15 | ได้ | exercise
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designer: Jenjit
March 2001
