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กระสุน　นั่นแหละ　ที่　ยิง　ทะลุ　เกราะ　ครับ

กระสุน　นั่นแหละ　ที่　ยิง　ทะลุ　เกราะ　ครับ
That is exactly the bullet that shot clear through the armor.
From Lesson 321:Penetration verbs (ทะลุ)·Thai

Questions & Answers about กระสุน　นั่นแหละ　ที่　ยิง　ทะลุ　เกราะ　ครับ

How does ทะลุ function in the phrase ยิงทะลุเกราะ?
ทะลุ is a resultative serial verb. It comes immediately after the main action verb (ยิง, to shoot) to show the result of that action. While English uses a preposition like "through" ("shot through the armor"), Thai uses this second verb to express that the shooting successfully resulted in full penetration.
Could I use a directional word like เข้า (enter) instead of ทะลุ here?
You could say ยิงเข้าเกราะ (shot into the armor), but it changes the meaning. เข้า just means the bullet entered or embedded itself into the armor. ทะลุ is required to specifically state that the bullet penetrated clear through to the other side.
What is the exact role of นั่นแหละ after กระสุน (bullet)?
It provides strong emphasis. นั่น is the demonstrative pronoun "that", and แหละ is an emphasizing particle meaning "exactly" or "the very one". Together, they make the phrase mean "That is exactly the bullet" or "That very bullet".
Why isn't there a word for "is" (like คือ) to translate "That is exactly the bullet"?
In Thai, when a noun is followed by a demonstrative and an emphasizing particle like นั่นแหละ, the verb "to be" is naturally implied. The structure [Noun] + นั่นแหละ functions as a complete thought without needing คือ to link them.
Is ที่ functioning as a preposition of place ("at") in this sentence?
No, here ที่ is acting as a relative pronoun, meaning "that" or "which". It links the noun (กระสุน, bullet) to the descriptive clause that follows it, telling us that this is the bullet that shot through the armor.

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