Breakdown of เขา ออกจะ กรน เสียง ดัง ก็เถอะ แต่ ฉัน ก็ ชิน แล้ว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ฉัน
I (female)
แต่
but
เสียง
sound
ดัง
loud
แล้ว
already
ก็
then (in result clause)
ชิน
to be used to
ออกจะ
rather / somewhat (tends to)
ก็เถอะ
even so
กรน
to snore
Questions & Answers about เขา ออกจะ กรน เสียง ดัง ก็เถอะ แต่ ฉัน ก็ ชิน แล้ว ค่ะ
How exactly does ก็เถอะ work in this sentence?
It sits at the end of the first clause to mark a concession—something you are admitting is true before offering a counterpoint. You can think of it as "Admittedly, [he snores loudly]" or "[He snores loudly], I admit." It strongly signals that a "but..." (แต่) is coming next.
Why is there another ก็ in the second half (ฉันก็ชินแล้ว)?
Sentences using ก็เถอะ for a concession usually pair with the แต่...ก็... (but... anyway/still) pattern in the main clause. While แต่ means "but," adding that second ก็ before the verb emphasizes the override—meaning "but I nevertheless am used to it."
What does ออกจะ add to the meaning here?
ออกจะ means "rather," "somewhat," or "tends to." Thais use it frequently to soften a statement, especially a complaint or a negative observation. It softens the blunt "He snores loudly" into "He does snore rather loudly."
Could I just say กรนดัง instead of กรนเสียงดัง?
Yes, you can! Both are perfectly natural. Adding เสียง (sound) before ดัง (loud/noisy) just explicitly clarifies what is loud. เสียงดัง often groups together to act as a single adverb meaning "loudly."
Can I put ก็เถอะ at the very end of the whole sentence instead?
No, because ก็เถอะ must attach directly to the end of the specific clause you are conceding. If you moved it to the very end after ชินแล้วค่ะ, it would mean "Admittedly, I am used to it," which completely breaks the logical flow of the contrast.
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