Breakdown of เห็นว่า ธุรกิจ ของ เขา เจ๊ง แล้ว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ของ
of (belonging to)
แล้ว
already
ธุรกิจ
business
เห็นว่า
I heard that / word has it that
เจ๊ง
to go bankrupt / to fail (of a business)
Questions & Answers about เห็นว่า ธุรกิจ ของ เขา เจ๊ง แล้ว ค่ะ
เห็น means "to see". Why does เห็นว่า mean "I heard that" or "word has it"?
While เห็น literally means "to see," when combined with ว่า (that), it shifts to mean "to perceive" or "to understand." In everyday Thai, เห็นว่า is a very common way to introduce a rumor, piece of gossip, or something you read or heard indirectly, much like "word has it" or "apparently."
Could I use ได้ยินว่า (I heard that) instead of เห็นว่า in this sentence?
Yes, you can! ได้ยินว่า is totally fine and literally means "I heard that." However, เห็นว่า is often preferred when you are passing on general gossip, news, or a rumor where the source isn't strictly someone speaking to you (for example, if you read it online or gathered it from the situation).
Is เจ๊ง a formal word for "bankrupt"?
No, เจ๊ง is very colloquial and casual, similar to saying a business "went bust," "tanked," or "went under" in English. If you were reading a formal news report or legal document about bankruptcy, you would see the formal term ล้มละลาย instead.
Why do we need แล้ว here? Doesn't the English translation just use the past tense?
In English, the past tense "went" shows the action happened in the past. Since Thai doesn't change verbs to show time, we use แล้ว (already) to mark a change of state. It emphasizes that the business used to be open, but it has now reached the new state of being bankrupt.
Could I drop ของ and just say ธุรกิจเขา?
Absolutely. In everyday spoken Thai, possession words like ของ are often dropped when the context is obvious. Saying ธุรกิจเขาเจ๊งแล้วค่ะ sounds slightly more casual and is completely natural.
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