Breakdown of ดูเหมือนว่า อาการ ทำท่าจะ ทรุด ลง
อาการ
symptom
ลง
more / increasingly (downward change of state)
ดูเหมือนว่า
it seems that / it looks like
ทำท่าจะ
looks like it is about to
ทรุด
to sink down, to slump; to deteriorate
Questions & Answers about ดูเหมือนว่า อาการ ทำท่าจะ ทรุด ลง
Isn't using both ดูเหมือนว่า and ทำท่าจะ redundant here?
They serve slightly different roles rather than being strictly redundant. ดูเหมือนว่า sets the speaker's overall impression (It seems that), while ทำท่าจะ acts as an auxiliary directly modifying the verb ทรุด, showing the visual anticipation of the symptoms (acting like they are about to). Together, they sound very natural and emphasize that the speaker's observation is based on current visual signs.
Could I just drop ทำท่า and say อาการจะทรุดลง?
You could, but it changes the nuance. Using just จะ makes it a simple future prediction (the symptoms will worsen). Using ทำท่าจะ highlights that there are physical, visual cues happening right now that make you think the condition is about to decline.
What is the literal meaning of ทรุด in this medical context?
Literally, ทรุด means to sink, subside, or collapse, and is often used for buildings or sinking soil. When paired with อาการ (symptoms or condition), it is a very common way to express that a patient's health is deteriorating or crashing.
Why do we need the directional word ลง at the end of the sentence?
In Thai, verbs of change often pair with directional markers to show the trend. Because ทรุด implies worsening or a negative decline, ลง (down) emphasizes that downward trajectory, much like saying a patient's health is going downhill in English.
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