Breakdown of กล่อง ใบ นี้ หนัก เกินไป ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
กล่อง
the box
ใบ
classifier for bags and glasses / classifier for hats and helmets / classifier for certificates and degrees
นี้
this (modifier)
เกินไป
too / too much (excessively)
หนัก
heavy
Questions & Answers about กล่อง ใบ นี้ หนัก เกินไป ครับ
Why does เกินไป come after the word for heavy?
In Thai, degree modifiers like เกินไป (too / too much) come after the adjective or verb they describe. While in English you say "too heavy," in Thai you say "heavy too much" (หนัก เกินไป).
The lesson mentions both ไป and เกินไป. Could I just say หนัก ไป here?
Why do we need the word ใบ between "box" and "this"?
ใบ is the classifier used for boxes, glasses, and leaf-like objects. In Thai, whenever you use a pointing word like "this" (นี้), you must put the classifier between the noun and the pointing word. The pattern is always [Noun] + [Classifier] + [This], which gives us กล่อง ใบ นี้.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Thai doesn't use a "to be" verb before adjectives. Words like หนัก (heavy) act as verbs on their own (stative verbs). Because หนัก already means "to be heavy," adding a translation for "is" isn't needed and would actually be incorrect.
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