Breakdown of ไม่ ทราบ ค่ะ ว่า ผู้ต้องสงสัย หนี ไป ที่ไหน
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
ไม่
not
ไป
to go
ที่ไหน
where
ว่า
that (conjunction)
หนี
to flee
ผู้ต้องสงสัย
the suspect
ทราบ
to know (formal)
Questions & Answers about ไม่ ทราบ ค่ะ ว่า ผู้ต้องสงสัย หนี ไป ที่ไหน
How does ว่า work in this sentence since it is a statement, not a question?
This sentence contains an indirect question. In Thai, you connect the main verb of knowing or thinking (like ทราบ) to the question clause using ว่า (that). It translates roughly to 'I do not know that: the suspect fled where?'. The embedded question keeps the normal Thai question word order with ที่ไหน at the end.
Why use ทราบ instead of the usual word for know, รู้?
ทราบ is a formal and polite synonym for รู้. You will often hear it in professional environments, news broadcasts, or formal situations like a police investigation, which fits perfectly with the serious tone of discussing a suspect.
Why does the polite particle ค่ะ appear in the middle of the sentence instead of at the very end?
In complex sentences, polite particles like ค่ะ often attach to the main clause rather than the very end. Putting it right after ไม่ทราบ establishes the speaker's politeness for the main statement ('I don't know') before attaching the extra information with ว่า.
How does the word for suspect, ผู้ต้องสงสัย, break down?
It is a compound word. ผู้ is a prefix meaning person, ต้อง means must or to be subject to, and สงสัย means to doubt or suspect. Together, it literally means a person who is subject to suspicion.
Why do we need ไป (to go) after หนี (to flee)?
ไป is used here as a directional verb. While หนี means to flee, adding ไป emphasizes the direction of the action: fleeing away from the current location or the scene of the crime.
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