Breakdown of ผู้จัดการ บอก ว่า ตน จะ ลาออก
จะ
will
ลาออก
to resign
ว่า
that (conjunction)
บอก
to tell
ผู้จัดการ
manager
ตน
oneself (formal, in reported speech)
Questions & Answers about ผู้จัดการ บอก ว่า ตน จะ ลาออก
Why does the sentence use ตน for "she herself" instead of just เขา or เธอ?
ตน is a pronoun meaning "oneself". In this sentence, it refers back to the subject, the ผู้จัดการ (manager). If the sentence used เขา (he/she) or เธอ (she), it would be ambiguous—it could mean the manager was saying that some other person was going to resign. Using ตน makes it crystal clear she means herself.
I know ลา is used for taking time off. Why add ออก here?
ออก means "out" or "to exit." While ลา on its own or in other combinations is used for temporary absences (like ลาป่วย, sick leave), combining it into ลาออก literally means "to take leave to exit." This is the specific term for permanently resigning or quitting a job.
Does ว่า just mean "that" in this context?
Yes. After verbs of speaking, thinking, or feeling (like บอก, to tell/say), ว่า acts as a linking word just like the English "that." It introduces the clause explaining what was said.
The English translation says "would resign", but จะ usually means "will". Why doesn't the Thai sentence change to reflect the past tense?
Thai doesn't use different verb forms or helper words to shift tenses in reported speech. จะ simply shows intention or a future action relative to the exact moment the manager spoke. Since we are translating a reported past event into English, "would" is the natural English translation, but the Thai structure remains exactly the same as if she were saying "I will resign" right now.
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