Breakdown of เขา เหนื่อย มาก ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
มาก
very / much, more
เหนื่อย
tired
Questions & Answers about เขา เหนื่อย มาก ค่ะ
Why does มาก (mak) come after เหนื่อย (nueai) instead of before it like in English?
In Thai, degree modifiers like มาก (very) always come after the adjective or feeling they are describing. So instead of saying "very tired", Thai places it at the end as "tired very" (เหนื่อย มาก).
Where is the verb for "is" in this sentence?
There isn't one, because you don't need it! In Thai, words that describe conditions, feelings, or qualities (like เหนื่อย) act as verbs all on their own. These are often called stative verbs. You just put the subject เขา (he) directly in front of the describing word without needing an extra word for "is".
The sentence is about a man ("He is..."), so why does it end with the female polite particle ค่ะ (kha)?
Polite particles like ค่ะ (for female speakers) and ครับ (for male speakers) always reflect the gender of the speaker, not the subject of the sentence. This sentence simply means a woman is the one saying "He is very tired."
If เขา (khao) means "he", how would I say "she is very tired"?
You could actually use this exact same sentence! The pronoun เขา is essentially gender-neutral and can mean "he", "she", or "they" depending on who you are talking about in context.
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