Word
ถ้า คุณ บิด เอว อย่างนั้น จะ บาดเจ็บ ครับ
Meaning
If you twist your waist like that, you will get hurt.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of ถ้า คุณ บิด เอว อย่างนั้น จะ บาดเจ็บ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
คุณ
you
จะ
will
เอว
waist
Questions & Answers about ถ้า คุณ บิด เอว อย่างนั้น จะ บาดเจ็บ ครับ
Why is อย่างนั้น placed after เอว (waist) instead of right after the verb บิด (twist)?
In Thai, when a verb has an object, the manner demonstrative (like อย่างนั้น, meaning "like that") comes after the entire verb-object phrase. You literally say "twist waist like that" rather than "twist like that waist".
Could I use เจ็บ instead of บาดเจ็บ here?
Yes, but it changes the nuance slightly. เจ็บ just means "to feel pain" or "to hurt". บาดเจ็บ implies sustaining an actual physical injury, like a sprain or muscle tear, which makes a lot of sense when talking about twisting a joint or your waist the wrong way.
Why is there no pronoun before จะ (will) in the second half of the sentence?
Thai frequently drops pronouns when they are obvious from the context. Since คุณ (you) is already established as the subject in the "if" clause, there is no need to repeat it before จะ in the "then" clause.
How do ถ้า (if) and จะ (will) work together in this sentence?
They form a classic cause-and-effect structure. ถ้า sets up the condition, and จะ points to the specific future consequence that will happen as a result. While จะ isn't mandatory in every ถ้า sentence, it is highly common when warning someone about a predictable outcome.