ขาด
break
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- 1 break、tear、be ripped
- 2 lack、be short of、be deficient in
- 3 be absent from、miss (school, work, or an event)
- 4 be interrupted、cease、be cut off
This word describes a break or gap in something that should be connected, present, or sufficient. It is commonly used for torn objects, shortages, absences, and interruptions.
break、tear、be ripped
Describes something becoming severed, torn, or ripped apart.
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กรรไกรไม่คม ตัดเชือกไม่ขาด kankray mây khom tàt chʉ̂ak mây khàat The scissors are too dull to cut through the string. กรรไกรไม่คม ตัดเชือกไม่ขาด details
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เสื้อขาด sʉ̂a khàat The shirt is torn. เสื้อขาด details
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กระดาษขาด kradàat khàat The paper tears. กระดาษขาด details
lack、be short of、be deficient in
Describes not having enough of something necessary or expected.
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เราขาดเงิน raw khàat ŋən We are short of money. เราขาดเงิน details
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เขาขาดประสบการณ์ khǎw khàat prasòpkaan He lacks experience. เขาขาดประสบการณ์ details
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ขาดอีกสิบบาท khàat ìik sìp bàat It is ten baht short. ขาดอีกสิบบาท details
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ฉันขาดเธอไม่ได้ chǎn khàat thəə mây dâay I can't live without you. ฉันขาดเธอไม่ได้ details
be absent from、miss (school, work, or an event)
Describes failing to attend school, work, a meeting, or another expected event.
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ขาดเรียน khàat rian miss class ขาดเรียน details
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เขาขาดงานสองวัน khǎw khàat ŋaan sɔ̌ɔŋ wan He was absent from work for two days. เขาขาดงานสองวัน details
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วันนี้ใครขาดบ้าง wan níi khray khàat bâaŋ Who is absent today? วันนี้ใครขาดบ้าง details
be interrupted、cease、be cut off
Describes an ongoing connection, supply, or activity becoming interrupted or ceasing.
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ขาดการติดต่อ khàat kaan tìt tɔ̀ɔ lose contact ขาดการติดต่อ details
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สินค้าขาดช่วง sǐnkháa khàat chûaŋ The supply of goods is interrupted. สินค้าขาดช่วง details
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การประชุมขาดช่วง kaan prachum khàat chûaŋ The meeting is interrupted. การประชุมขาดช่วง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of ขาด is a gap in something that should be connected, complete, available, or continuous. Thai stative verbs can function as the predicate of a sentence, so เชือกขาด can mean “the rope broke” or “the rope is broken,” and เสื้อขาด means “the shirt is torn.” In the pattern ขาด + missing item or quality, it expresses a shortage, as in ขาดเงิน “be short of money” and ขาดประสบการณ์ “lack experience.” The common negative expression ขาดไม่ได้ means that someone or something is indispensable.
Usage
It is commonly used when describing a broken rope or torn clothing, a shortage of money, materials, experience, or staff, an absence from school or work, and an interruption in communication or supply. It is a frequent everyday word used in both conversation and writing.
Caution
ขาด focuses on a broken result or a deficient state. Use ตัด for intentionally cutting something and ฉีก for intentionally tearing it. Also, ขาดงาน may suggest an unexcused absence; use ลา or ลางาน when referring clearly to authorized leave.
Differences from similar words
1 break synonyms
2 lack synonyms
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หมด means that an available supply has run out or been used up. ขาด means that there is not enough to meet a need.
3 be absent from synonyms
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ลา means to take authorized or reported leave. ขาด simply indicates nonattendance and can imply an unexcused absence or skipping, depending on context.
4 be interrupted synonyms
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หยุด is the general word for stopping an action or activity. ขาด emphasizes a break in something that had been continuous.