Breakdown of ป่า ทึบ มาก แต่ เรา เดิน ผ่าน ได้ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
มาก
very / much, more
แต่
but
เดิน
to walk
ได้
can
เรา
we
ผ่าน
to pass
ป่า
forest
ทึบ
dense
Questions & Answers about ป่า ทึบ มาก แต่ เรา เดิน ผ่าน ได้ ครับ
How do เดิน and ผ่าน work together in this sentence?
This is an example of an extended directional serial verb. เดิน (to walk) is the primary action, and ผ่าน (to pass or through) describes the path of that action. In Thai, you simply place the directional verb directly after the main motion verb to create the combined meaning of walking through.
Is the word ทึบ only used to describe a forest?
No, ทึบ generally means dense, thick, or opaque. While it pairs perfectly with ป่า to mean a dense forest, you will also hear it used to describe thick hair, dense fog, or solid objects that do not let light through.
Why is ได้ placed at the very end of the sentence?
When ได้ means ability (can or able to), it always belongs at the end of the clause or sentence. If you were to place it before the verb, it would change the meaning to indicate a past action or having the opportunity to do something. Here, เดินผ่านได้ simply means we have the ability to walk through.
The English translation includes the word it at the end, so why is there no Thai pronoun here?
Thai frequently drops pronouns when the context makes it obvious. Since the first half of the sentence establishes that we are talking about the forest, there is no need to add a pronoun like มัน after the verb ผ่าน.
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