Breakdown of แม่ ไป รับ ลูก ที่ โรงเรียน ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
แม่
mother
ไป
to go
โรงเรียน
school
ลูก
child (offspring)
ที่
at
รับ
to pick up / to receive
Questions & Answers about แม่ ไป รับ ลูก ที่ โรงเรียน ค่ะ
Why are the verbs ไป (to go) and รับ (to pick up) placed right next to each other?
This is a Thai serial verb pattern. When you go somewhere to do an action, you just put ไป (to go) directly before the main action verb. There is no need for a joining word like 'and' or 'to'. Here, ไปรับ simply means 'go to pick up'.
I thought the word รับ meant 'to receive'. Can it also mean 'to pick up'?
Yes! The core meaning of รับ is to receive or accept. When you use it with a person, like ลูก (child) or a friend, it means you are 'receiving' them from a location, which translates perfectly to 'picking someone up' in English.
The English translation says 'her child', but I don't see a word for 'her'. Why is that?
Thai frequently leaves out possessive words like 'my', 'his', or 'her' when the context makes it obvious. Since แม่ (mom) is doing the action, it is naturally understood that ลูก refers to her child.
Does the polite particle ค่ะ at the end mean the mother is the one speaking this sentence?
Not necessarily. The polite particle ค่ะ only tells us that the person saying the sentence is female. It could be a female teacher or friend describing what the mother is doing, or it could be the mother talking about herself in the third person.
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