Breakdown of พวก เขา ไม่ ใส่ใจ กันและกัน ถึงได้ หย่า กัน ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
พวก
plural marker
ไม่
not
กัน
each other / together
ใส่ใจ
to pay attention
กันและกัน
one another
ถึงได้
that is why
หย่า
to divorce
Questions & Answers about พวก เขา ไม่ ใส่ใจ กันและกัน ถึงได้ หย่า กัน ครับ
Why is ถึงได้ placed exactly where it is in this sentence, rather than at the start of the result clause?
ถึงได้ acts as an emphatic auxiliary. Even though we translate it as 'that is why' or 'so', it cannot sit at the absolute beginning of a clause like an English conjunction. It must be placed directly before the main verb of the result, which here is หย่า (to divorce).
We already have กันและกัน in the first half. Why do we need another กัน after หย่า?
The two halves of the sentence are separate clauses with their own verbs. กันและกัน (one another) acts as the object of ใส่ใจ (care for). In the second clause, หย่า (divorce) is a reciprocal action that usually pairs with the mutual particle กัน to show they did it to each other. Thai requires this grammatical completion within the second verb phrase regardless of the first.
Does ใส่ใจ mean the same thing as ดูแล (to take care of)?
No, they have different nuances. ใส่ใจ literally translates to 'put in heart' and refers to emotional attentiveness, consideration, or paying close attention to someone. ดูแล means to physically look after or provide for someone. In this sentence, they lacked emotional attentiveness toward each other.
Could we put the subject พวกเขา (they) again right before หย่า to make it explicitly clear who is divorcing?
No, you should not put the subject between ถึงได้ and the verb หย่า. Because ถึงได้ is an auxiliary that modifies the verb directly, inserting a subject there breaks the grammatical rule. Thai naturally drops the repeated subject in the second clause anyway.
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