Breakdown of เห็นว่า เขา จะ ทุบ ตึก เก่า สร้าง คอนโด ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
ตึก
building
เก่า
old
จะ
will
สร้าง
to build
เห็นว่า
I heard that / word has it that
ทุบ
to demolish / to smash
คอนโด
the condo
Questions & Answers about เห็นว่า เขา จะ ทุบ ตึก เก่า สร้าง คอนโด ครับ
Why does เห็นว่า mean 'I heard that' when เห็น usually means 'to see'?
While เห็น literally means 'to see', the phrase เห็นว่า is used to express hearsay, rumors, or impressions you have picked up. It translates closer to 'Word has it that' or 'I heard that'. Notice that you do not need to add a subject like 'I' in front of it.
The word เขา usually means 'he' or 'she', so why is it translated as 'they' here?
In Thai, เขา is often used as a generic, impersonal pronoun, similar to how we use 'they' in English when saying 'they are building a new road'. It refers to the people in charge, like developers or the city, rather than a specific person you know.
Does ทุบ specifically mean 'to demolish'?
ทุบ actually means 'to smash', 'to pound', or 'to strike with a heavy object'. When talking about old buildings (ตึกเก่า) or concrete structures, Thais use ทุบ to mean 'demolish' because of the physical smashing involved.
Where is the word for 'to' or 'and' between demolishing the building and building the condo?
Thai frequently uses 'serial verbs', meaning verbs are just placed one after the other in the order the actions happen. So ทุบตึกเก่าสร้างคอนโด (smash old building build condo) perfectly expresses the sequence of demolishing it in order to build the condo, without needing extra connecting words.
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