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เสื้อ　รัดรูป　ตัว　นี้　ขัดตา　เขา　เพราะ　อะไร　ครับ

เสื้อ　รัดรูป　ตัว　นี้　ขัดตา　เขา　เพราะ　อะไร　ครับ
Why is this tight-fitting shirt offensive to his eyes?
From Lesson 407:Rhetorical pushback (...ตรงไหน)·Thai

Questions & Answers about เสื้อ　รัดรูป　ตัว　นี้　ขัดตา　เขา　เพราะ　อะไร　ครับ

This lesson focuses on the rhetorical particle ตรงไหน. How would replacing เพราะอะไร with ตรงไหน change the meaning of this sentence?
If you say เสื้อรัดรูปตัวนี้ขัดตาเขาตรงไหนครับ, you change it from a genuine question (Why does he find it offensive?) to a rhetorical refutation. It translates to 'What exactly is so offensive about this tight shirt to his eyes?' implying that you disagree and think the shirt looks perfectly fine.
The word รัดรูป means tight-fitting. Can I use it to describe a cramped room or a tight lid?
No, รัดรูป is specifically used for clothing that hugs the body. It combines รัด (to bind, squeeze, or strap) and รูป (shape or figure). For a tight lid or a generally tight space, you would use แน่น instead.
How does the word ขัดตา literally break down to mean offensive to the eyes?
The word ขัด is often learned as to scrub or polish, but it also means to obstruct, conflict with, or go against. When paired with ตา (eye), it creates a compound meaning something that goes against what is pleasing to see, making it visually inappropriate or annoying.
Why is เขา placed after ขัดตา? Shouldn't it be ขัดตาของเขา to mean offensive to his eyes?
While ตาของเขา literally means 'his eyes', compound verbs involving body parts like ขัดตา act as a single verb unit in Thai. Therefore, the person affected (เขา) is placed immediately after as the direct object. You are effectively saying 'it eye-offends him' rather than 'it offends his eyes.'

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