Breakdown of แมว ชอบ เล่น ตอน กลางคืน ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
แมว
cat
ชอบ
to like
เล่น
to play
ตอน
at (a time) / during
กลางคืน
nighttime
Questions & Answers about แมว ชอบ เล่น ตอน กลางคืน ค่ะ
The translation says cats, but isn't แมว just cat? How do we know it is plural?
In Thai, nouns don't change their form to become plural. Because this sentence is a general statement about what cats do, แมว is understood as cats in general. If you needed to be specific about one cat, you would use a classifier.
Why is there no word for to between ชอบ (like) and เล่น (play)?
Thai doesn't use a linking word like to between verbs. You simply place the action you like doing directly after ชอบ. So, ชอบ เล่น translates directly as like play.
What does the word ตอน add to กลางคืน (night)?
ตอน means a period or section of time. When talking about general times of day, Thai speakers put ตอน in front to mean during or at. So ตอน กลางคืน means at night or during the nighttime.
Does ค่ะ mean the cat is female?
No, polite particles like ค่ะ (for female speakers) and ครับ (for male speakers) always reflect the gender of the person speaking, never the subject of the sentence. The speaker here is female, but the cat could be male or female.
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