Breakdown of เขา นำ เอกสาร มา ให้ ผู้จัดการ
เขา
he, she, they
มา
to come
ให้
to give
เอกสาร
document
ผู้จัดการ
manager
นำ
to lead, to bring (formal) / to conduct (electricity)
Questions & Answers about เขา นำ เอกสาร มา ให้ ผู้จัดการ
I usually say เอา...มา for 'bring'. Why does this sentence use นำ...มา?
Both mean 'to bring', but นำ is more formal and professional than เอา. Since this sentence is about documents and a manager, the formal register of นำ fits the workplace context perfectly.
What is the exact role of มา in this sentence?
The word มา (to come) acts as a directional word here. While นำ starts the action of taking the documents, มา shows that the direction of the action is towards a specific place, which is the manager's location.
Does ให้ mean 'to give' here, or is it acting like a preposition?
It is acting like the English preposition 'to'. While its core meaning is 'to give', in Thai, ให้ is often placed before a person to show who receives the benefit or the object of the action.
How is the word ผู้จัดการ built?
It is made of the prefix ผู้ (person who) and the verb จัดการ (to manage or handle). You will see ผู้ attached to many verbs to turn them into professions or roles, similar to the '-er' ending in English.
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