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ผม　คิด　ว่า　เคส　นี้　เป็น　ของ　ปลอม　แต่　ดู　พรีเมียม　ซะอีก　ครับ

ผม　คิด　ว่า　เคส　นี้　เป็น　ของ　ปลอม　แต่　ดู　พรีเมียม　ซะอีก　ครับ
I thought this case was a fake, but it looks premium on the contrary.
From Lesson 354:On the contrary (ซะอีก)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ผม　คิด　ว่า　เคส　นี้　เป็น　ของ　ปลอม　แต่　ดู　พรีเมียม　ซะอีก　ครับ

Why is the particle ซะอีก placed at the very end of the sentence before ครับ?
The particle ซะอีก emphasizes that an outcome contradicts the speaker's expectation. It is placed at the end of the clause containing the surprising information. Here, it follows the surprising fact that the case looks premium, amplifying the contrast with the earlier assumption.
Since there is no past tense marker, how do we know คิด ว่า means 'I thought' rather than 'I think'?
Thai relies heavily on context for time. The second half of the sentence uses แต่ (but) and ซะอีก to reveal a surprising reality that contradicts the speaker's assumption. This contrast makes it clear that the belief in the first clause is from the past and has now been proven wrong.
Why use เป็น before ของ ปลอม instead of คือ?
Even though both can translate to 'is', เป็น is used to classify something into a group or describe what state it is in. You use เป็น here because you are categorizing the case as a fake item. คือ is reserved for exact equivalence or defining what something literally means.
What is the function of the word ของ in ของ ปลอม?
On its own, ปลอม is an adjective meaning 'fake' or 'counterfeit'. Adding the noun ของ (thing/item) in front turns it into the noun phrase ของ ปลอม (a fake item). You will often see ของ used this way to create tangible nouns out of adjectives.
Are loanwords like เคส and พรีเมียม used just like native Thai adjectives and nouns?
Yes, they follow standard Thai grammar perfectly. เคส (case, usually a phone case) acts as the noun subject, and พรีเมียม (premium) acts directly as an adjective modifying the verb ดู (to look/appear). English loanwords for modern lifestyle concepts are extremely common in everyday conversational Thai.

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