Breakdown of เด็ก ๆ กลัว ตึก ร้าง มาก ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
มาก
very / much, more
ตึก
building
กลัว
to be afraid
เด็ก
child
ๆ
reduplication symbol
ร้าง
deserted / abandoned
Questions & Answers about เด็ก ๆ กลัว ตึก ร้าง มาก ครับ
Why doesn't Thai use a word for 'of' after กลัว (afraid)?
In English, we say we are afraid 'of' something, but in Thai, กลัว acts as a transitive verb meaning 'to fear'. You place the object directly after it, giving us กลัว ตึก ร้าง (fear the abandoned building) without needing any extra preposition.
Does the symbol ๆ in เด็ก ๆ make the word plural?
Yes, the ๆ (mai yamok) duplicates the word เด็ก (child) to explicitly mean 'children'. While Thai nouns don't strictly need a plural marker and rely heavily on context, duplicating a noun like this is a very common way to emphasize that there is more than one.
Why is มาก (very) placed at the very end of the sentence instead of next to กลัว (afraid)?
Adverbs of degree like มาก typically come after the verb's object in Thai. Even though มาก is modifying the verb กลัว, it must wait until after the complete object ตึก ร้าง (abandoned building) has been stated.
How would we apply this lesson's grammar, กลายเป็น (to turn into), to this situation?
This sentence simply describes the current state of the building as already abandoned. To express transformation using the lesson's target verb, you place it directly before the noun phrase. For example, you could say ตึก กลายเป็น ตึก ร้าง to mean 'The building turned into an abandoned building.'
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