B1 · Intermedio Capítulo 35

Nominalization

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Lo que aprenderás

Turning verbs into nouns using 'kaan' and 'kwam'. Expanding vocabulary through prefixes.

Consejos y trucos (4)

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The 'Doing' Test

If you can imagine someone physically or mentally 'doing' the word, use 'Kaan'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kaan'
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Check the verb

If it's a physical action, use Kaan. If it's a feeling, use Kwam.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kwam'
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The 'Doing' Test

If you can physically do it or it's a mental process, use 'Kaan'. If it's a feeling or a description, use 'Khwaam'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Derived Nouns
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The 'Touch' Test

If you can physically touch or see the action happening, use 'การ'. If it's invisible, use 'ความ'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalized Verbs

Práctica rápida (10)

Fill in the blank: '___ตัดสินใจเป็นเรื่องยาก'

___ตัดสินใจเป็นเรื่องยาก

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การ
Decision-making is a process.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Derived Nouns

Correct the error in this sentence: 'ฉันมีการดีใจ'

Find and fix the mistake:

ฉันมีการดีใจ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ฉันมีความดีใจ
'Glad/Happy' is a feeling, so use 'Khwaam'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Derived Nouns

Choose the correct prefix for 'รัก' (love).

___รัก

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ความ
Love is a feeling/state, so it uses 'Khwaam'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kaan'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ความเดินเร็ว (Fast walking)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การเดินเร็ว
Walking is an action.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kwam'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ความกินอร่อย (Eating is delicious)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การกินอร่อย
Eating is an action.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kwam'

Choose the correct prefix for 'สวย' (beautiful).

___สวย

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ความ
'Beautiful' is an adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Derived Nouns

Fill in the blank to say 'Learning Thai is fun'.

___เรียนภาษาไทยสนุกมาก

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การ
Learning is an action/process.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalized Verbs

Which one means 'Politics'?

Politics in Thai is:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การเมือง
'Kaan-mueang' is a fixed compound for politics.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kaan'

Choose the correct prefix.

___วิ่ง (Running)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การ
Running is an action.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kwam'

Fill in the blank to mean 'Running is good.'

___วิ่งดีต่อสุขภาพ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: การ
Running is an action, so 'Kaan' is the correct nominalizer.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nominalization 'Kaan'

Score: /10

Preguntas frecuentes (6)

Almost any action verb! But avoid using it with stative verbs (feelings/adjectives) like 'happy' or 'hot'.
'Kaan' is for actions (doing), while 'Khwaam' is for states and feelings (being).
No, only with mental or stative verbs.
It can be both formal and informal.
Yes! For some words like คิด (think), การคิด is the process of thinking, while ความคิด is the idea itself.
Yes, Thais often say ชอบเที่ยว instead of ชอบการท่องเที่ยว. The prefix makes it sound more formal or complete.
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