Breakdown of ใคร หา แก้ว ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ใคร
who
หา
to look for / to go see / visit (a person)
แก้ว
the glass
Questions & Answers about ใคร หา แก้ว ครับ
I thought Thai question words go at the end of the sentence. Why is ใคร at the beginning here?
When ใคร (who) is the subject doing the action, it goes at the beginning of the sentence, just like in English. If 'who' was the object being looked for, it would go at the end, as in คุณหาใครครับ (Who are you looking for?).
Does the word หา need a preposition like 'for' after it?
No, it doesn't. The word หา translates to the entire concept of 'to look for' or 'to seek.' You simply put the object directly after it, which is why we say หาแก้ว without any extra connecting words.
If I wanted to use this lesson's spatial prepositions, how would I ask 'Who is looking for the glass on the table?'
You would put the spatial phrase directly after the object you are describing. 'On the table' is บนโต๊ะ, so the full sentence becomes ใครหาแก้วบนโต๊ะครับ.
Can หา also mean 'to find'?
No, หา specifically means the action of looking or searching. If you want to say 'to find' (as in successfully locating something), Thai uses a different word: เจอ. This sentence is only asking who is currently doing the searching.