Breakdown of ตำรวจ บอก ว่า ไม่ ใช่ ความผิด ของ เขา
เขา
he, she, they
ไม่
not
ตำรวจ
police officer
ของ
of (belonging to)
ว่า
that (conjunction)
บอก
to tell
ใช่
yes, that's right
ความผิด
fault, offense
Questions & Answers about ตำรวจ บอก ว่า ไม่ ใช่ ความผิด ของ เขา
Why does the sentence use บอกว่า instead of พูดว่า for "said that"?
While both can translate to "said that," บอก means "to tell" or "inform." Using บอกว่า implies the police are reporting a fact or giving a conclusion. พูดว่า focuses more on the physical act of speaking or quoting someone's exact words.
Why is ไม่ใช่ used here to mean "was not"? Couldn't we just use ไม่?
You must use ไม่ใช่ because it negates a noun. The word ไม่ (not) is used to negate verbs and adjectives (like "not go" or "not hot"). When you want to say something "is not" a specific noun—in this case, ความผิด (a fault or mistake)—you have to use ไม่ใช่.
How does the word ความผิด break down?
ผิด on its own is an adjective meaning "wrong" or "incorrect." By adding the prefix ความ, which turns adjectives and verbs into abstract nouns, it becomes the noun ความผิด, meaning "fault," "mistake," or "guilt."
Do I always have to use ของ in ของเขา to say "his fault"?
Not always. In everyday spoken Thai, you will often hear people drop the possessive word ของ (of) and just say ความผิดเขา. However, keeping ของ is standard and sounds a bit more proper, which fits the formal context of a police statement.
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