Breakdown of เขา ต้อง ตรากตรำ จน ร่างกาย ทรุดโทรม ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
ต้อง
must
จน
until / so much that
ร่างกาย
body (physical)
ตรากตรำ
to toil
ทรุดโทรม
run-down
Questions & Answers about เขา ต้อง ตรากตรำ จน ร่างกาย ทรุดโทรม ครับ
I already know how to use ทำงานหนัก for "work hard". How does ตรากตรำ change the feeling of the sentence?
ตรากตรำ is a higher-level word that means to toil or endure severe physical hardship. While ทำงานหนัก simply means the work takes a lot of effort, ตรากตรำ emphasizes pushing through grueling conditions or suffering physical exhaustion.
Does จน mean "until" a specific time here?
Not exactly! While จน often means "until" in a time sense (like working until 5 PM), here it acts as a conjunction of extent or result. It means "to the point that" or "so much that." He toiled to the extent that his body deteriorated.
Can the adjective ทรุดโทรม (run-down) be used for things other than people?
Yes, it is very versatile. While it works perfectly here for a deteriorated physical condition, you will also frequently hear ทรุดโทรม used to describe dilapidated buildings, failing economies, or anything that has severely degraded from overuse or age.
Why is there no word for "his" before ร่างกาย (body)?
Thai frequently drops possessive pronouns like ของเขา (his) when the context is obvious. Because the first half of the sentence establishes that "he" is the one toiling, it naturally follows that it is his own body breaking down in the second half. Adding it in would sound unnecessarily clunky.
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