อดทน
endure
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- 1 endure、be patient、persevere patiently
This word describes enduring pain, difficulty, or delay without giving up. It can also describe someone who is patient and persistent.
endure、be patient、persevere patiently
To bear hardship or discomfort, or to keep doing something patiently despite difficulty or delay.
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อดทนหน่อยนะ òtthon nɔ̀ɔy ná Please hang in there a little longer. อดทนหน่อยนะ details
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อดทนรออีกนิดนะ òtthon rɔɔ ìik nít ná Please wait patiently a little longer. อดทนรออีกนิดนะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea of อดทน is remaining steady and not giving up even when something is painful, difficult, frustrating, or slow. It can refer both to enduring hardship and to patiently continuing an activity such as waiting, working, or practicing. Thai property words can function like verbs, so ฉันอดทน means “I endure” or “I am patient,” while เขาอดทนมาก describes someone as very patient. The common noun for “patience” or “endurance” is ความอดทน.
Usage
It is common when talking about enduring pain, fatigue, heat, financial hardship, or other difficult conditions. It is also used for waiting patiently, persisting with study or work, describing a patient personality, and encouraging someone with expressions such as อดทนหน่อยนะ or อดทนไว้นะ.
Caution
When naming what someone patiently endures, อดทน is commonly followed by กับ, or by the somewhat more formal ต่อ. ทน is often preferred when the object follows directly. To say that something has become unbearable, ทนไม่ไหว is the usual expression.
Differences from similar words
1 endure synonyms
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ทน focuses on being able to withstand a particular condition and may be followed directly by what is endured. อดทน places more emphasis on patience, self-control, and continuing despite hardship.
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อึด is commonly used in conversation for physical stamina or toughness—the ability to keep going for a long time. อดทน is broader and emphasizes patiently enduring pain, delay, or hardship.