Breakdown of รถยนต์ คัน นี้ เปลือง น้ำมัน น่าดู
รถยนต์
car
คัน
classifier for vehicles / classifier for long-handled items like forks and spoons
นี้
this (modifier)
น้ำมัน
oil
เปลือง
to consume a lot / wasteful
น่าดู
remarkably / quite a bit
Questions & Answers about รถยนต์ คัน นี้ เปลือง น้ำมัน น่าดู
How does น่าดู work here, and does it literally mean "worth seeing"?
While น่าดู literally translates to "worth seeing" or "attractive," in this lesson's context it functions as a colloquial degree modifier meaning "remarkably" or "surprisingly." It is placed at the end of the phrase to express that the car's fuel consumption is shockingly high.
The English translation says "consumes," but doesn't เปลือง mean "to waste"?
Yes, เปลือง generally means to use up a resource, often carrying the nuance of consuming an excessive amount or being a drain on resources. So เปลือง น้ำมัน specifically means the car uses a ton of gas (a "gas guzzler"), rather than just utilizing fuel normally.
Could I put น่าดู directly after the verb เปลือง instead of at the very end of the sentence?
No, น่าดู modifies the entire action and usually needs to come at the end of the phrase. Since เปลือง requires its direct object น้ำมัน (gas) to complete the idea of "consuming fuel," the modifier น่าดู must follow the object.
Is รถยนต์ the most natural word to use here given the colloquial tone?
In everyday spoken Thai (which fits the casual tone of น่าดู), people typically shorten it to just รถ (vehicle/car). รถยนต์ is the full, slightly more formal word for automobile. Using it here is perfectly fine, but dropping the ยนต์ would sound even more natural in casual conversation.
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