Questions & Answers about เขา จอด ที่นี่ ไม่ ได้ ค่ะ
Why are ไม่ and ได้ at the end of the sentence instead of before the verb?
When expressing that someone cannot do something, Thai places the negation ไม่ (not) and the capability word ได้ (can) after the entire action, including the location. So instead of "cannot park here", the Thai structure is "park here cannot".
Does ได้ mean he lacks the driving skill to park, or that he isn't allowed to?
In this specific context, ได้ is used for permission. Saying he cannot park here (ไม่ ได้) means it is forbidden or against the rules, rather than him lacking the physical ability to park a car.
Is the word ที่นี่ (here) made up of two different words?
Yes! It combines ที่ (at / place) and นี่ (this). Together, ที่นี่ literally means "at this place", which is how Thai says "here".
Why does the sentence end with the female polite particle ค่ะ if the subject is เขา (he)?
Polite particles in Thai always match the gender of the speaker, not the person being spoken about. The ค่ะ simply tells us that the person saying "He cannot park here" is female.