Bedeutung
Starting from the very start.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Myanmar, being 'consistent' (a-pyaung-a-le-ma-shi) is a respected trait. Using 'အစကတည်းက' to describe one's loyalty or quality is a common way to build trust. In meetings, if a project fails, saying 'အစကတည်းက' can be seen as shifting blame if not used carefully. It's better to use it when suggesting improvements. On Burmese TikTok and Facebook, 'အစကတည်းက' is a popular caption for 'glow-up' videos, showing that the person was always cool or talented. The concept of 'A-sa' (beginning) is often discussed in sermons regarding the 'beginningless' cycle of rebirth, though in daily life it's purely temporal.
The 'I Told You So' Nuance
If you want to say 'I told you so' politely, start your sentence with 'ကျွန်တော် အစကတည်းက ပြောသားပဲ...'
Past Only
Never use this for future plans. It's like a rearview mirror—it only looks back.
Bedeutung
Starting from the very start.
The 'I Told You So' Nuance
If you want to say 'I told you so' politely, start your sentence with 'ကျွန်တော် အစကတည်းက ပြောသားပဲ...'
Past Only
Never use this for future plans. It's like a rearview mirror—it only looks back.
Sincerity Marker
Use this phrase to show that your feelings or intentions haven't changed over time. It's a great way to show loyalty.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank to say 'I knew it from the start.'
ကျွန်တော် _______ သိပါတယ်။
အစကတည်းက means 'from the start,' which fits the context of knowing something all along.
Which sentence means 'Redo it from the beginning'?
Choose the correct Burmese sentence:
ပြန်လုပ်ပါ means 'redo' and အစကတည်းက means 'from the start.'
Complete the dialogue.
A: ဒီဟင်းက ငန်လိုက်တာ။ (This curry is salty.) B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ _______ ငန်နေတာ။ (Yes, it was salty _______.)
B is agreeing that the saltiness isn't new; it was there from the start.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You realize you made a mistake at the very first step of a math problem.
This means 'It went wrong from the very start.'
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenကျွန်တော် _______ သိပါတယ်။
အစကတည်းက means 'from the start,' which fits the context of knowing something all along.
Choose the correct Burmese sentence:
ပြန်လုပ်ပါ means 'redo' and အစကတည်းက means 'from the start.'
A: ဒီဟင်းက ငန်လိုက်တာ။ (This curry is salty.) B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ _______ ငန်နေတာ။ (Yes, it was salty _______.)
B is agreeing that the saltiness isn't new; it was there from the start.
You realize you made a mistake at the very first step of a math problem.
This means 'It went wrong from the very start.'
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, 'A-sa-ga' is a shorter, more casual version. It's common in quick speech.
It depends on your tone. If said with a smile, it's fine. If said during an argument, it can be a bit annoying!
No, it's purely for time. For 'from the beginning of the road,' you'd use 'လမ်းထိပ်ကနေ' (lan-hteik-ga-nay).
The opposite is 'အဆုံးအထိ' (a-sone-a-hti), meaning 'until the end.'
Yes, any verb that can have a duration or a starting point works perfectly.
It's neutral. It's used in both daily life and news broadcasts.
Use 'အစကနဦးကတည်းက' (A-sa-ga-na-oo-ga-te-ga).
No, for that use 'ငယ်ငယ်ကတည်းက' (ngal-ngal-ga-te-ga).
Yes, it's a very common lyric in love songs to describe long-term feelings.
In very formal writing, 'ကတည်းက' might be replaced by 'ကပင်', but 'အစကတည်းက' is generally accepted.
Verwandte Redewendungen
အစက
similarFrom the start (shorter)
မူလကတည်းက
synonymOriginally / From the root
အစကနဦးကတည်းက
specialized formFrom the very, very beginning
အဆုံးအထိ
contrastUntil the end
အစပြုပြီး
builds onStarting with...
