Breakdown of ทันตแพทย์ จะ ไม่ อุด ฟัน ผุ จนกว่าจะ หาย อักเสบ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ไม่
not
จะ
will
ฟัน
the tooth
ทันตแพทย์
dentist
อุด
to fill
ผุ
decayed
จนกว่าจะ
until (such time as)
หาย
to go away (of an illness/symptom), to subside
อักเสบ
inflamed
Questions & Answers about ทันตแพทย์ จะ ไม่ อุด ฟัน ผุ จนกว่าจะ หาย อักเสบ ครับ
Why is the word จะ attached to จนกว่า in this sentence?
The conjunction จนกว่าจะ is used specifically when the event you are waiting for hasn't happened yet. The จะ indicates this future aspect. If the sentence were about a past event, you would simply use จน or จนกว่า without adding จะ.
Why is there no subject like "it" or "the tooth" after จนกว่าจะ?
Thai frequently drops subjects when they are obvious from the context. After จนกว่าจะ, the sentence simply says หาย อักเสบ (recovers from inflammation). The speaker and listener both know this refers to the tooth or gum, so stating a subject again is unnecessary.
Doesn't หาย normally mean "lost" or "missing"? Why is it used here?
While หาย often means "to get lost" or "disappear", it is also the standard word used for recovering from an illness or physical condition, because the sickness essentially "disappears". When placed before a condition like อักเสบ (inflammation), it means to heal or recover from that specific issue.
What is the literal breakdown of the phrase for "decayed tooth"?
The phrase is ฟัน ผุ. In Thai, adjectives follow the noun they describe. ฟัน means "tooth", and ผุ means "decayed" or "crumbling", which is a word specifically used for things like teeth or wood. So it literally translates to "tooth decayed".
Is ทันตแพทย์ the normal way to say "dentist" in daily conversation?
ทันตแพทย์ is the formal, medical term for a dentist. While it is perfectly correct and understood by everyone, in casual everyday Thai you will hear people say หมอฟัน (literally "doctor tooth") much more often.
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