Breakdown of ถนน นี้ แคบ กว่า ถนน นั้น ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
นี้
this (modifier)
นั้น
that (modifier)
ถนน
road
กว่า
more than
แคบ
narrow
Questions & Answers about ถนน นี้ แคบ กว่า ถนน นั้น ค่ะ
How do we form the "narrower than" comparison in this sentence?
In Thai, you don't change the adjective itself like we do in English (narrow becoming narrower). Instead, you use the adjective แคบ (narrow) followed directly by กว่า (more than). The pattern is always: [Noun 1] + [Adjective] + กว่า + [Noun 2].
Why isn't there a word for "is" before "narrow"?
In Thai, adjectives like แคบ (narrow) act as verbs themselves (often called stative verbs). Because แคบ already means "to be narrow", you never need to add a "to be" word before it in sentences like this.
Why is the word order ถนน นี้ (street this) instead of the other way around?
In Thai, pointing words like นี้ (this) and นั้น (that) always come after the noun they describe. So "this street" becomes ถนน นี้ and "that street" becomes ถนน นั้น.
Do I have to repeat the word ถนน (street) after กว่า?
It is very common and perfectly natural to repeat the noun in Thai, so saying ถนน นั้น (that street) is correct. However, in casual speech, you can drop the second ถนน and just say นั้น (that) if both speakers already know you are comparing streets.
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