Word
เธอ ใจอ่อน ถึงได้ ให้อภัย เขา ค่ะ
Meaning
She is soft-hearted; that is why she forgave him.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of เธอ ใจอ่อน ถึงได้ ให้อภัย เขา ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ให้อภัย
to forgive
เธอ
you (familiar, among friends); she
Questions & Answers about เธอ ใจอ่อน ถึงได้ ให้อภัย เขา ค่ะ
Why do we use ถึงได้ here instead of the more common ก็เลย (so/therefore)?
While both connect a cause to a result, ถึงได้ adds a strong sense of realization or emphasis, translating closer to 'and that is the exact reason why.' If you used ก็เลย, the sentence would be a simple factual sequence ('She is soft-hearted, so she forgave him'). ถึงได้ makes it sound like you are explaining a specific outcome that might have just been questioned by the listener.
Does ใจอ่อน just mean 'kind,' or does it imply she is easily manipulated?
ใจอ่อน literally means 'soft-hearted' or 'weak-hearted' (ใจ = heart, อ่อน = soft/weak). It does not necessarily mean she is manipulated, but it specifically implies she gives in easily, yields to pleading, or cannot hold a grudge. It shows she is easily swayed by compassion, explaining exactly why it resulted in her forgiving him.
The English translation implies a cause and effect, but there is no word for 'because' (เพราะ) here. Is it omitted?
Yes, in Thai, when you use an emphatic result connector like ถึงได้ before the main verb of the second clause, the preceding clause is automatically understood as the cause. You could put เพราะว่า (because) at the very beginning of the sentence, but it is extremely natural in spoken Thai to drop it and let ถึงได้ do the heavy lifting to show the cause-and-effect relationship.
What is the breakdown of the word ให้อภัย? Can I just say อภัย?