Breakdown of ฉัน ได้ยิน ว่า เขา ลาออก แล้ว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ฉัน
I (female)
ลาออก
to resign
แล้ว
already
ว่า
that (conjunction)
ได้ยิน
to hear
Questions & Answers about ฉัน ได้ยิน ว่า เขา ลาออก แล้ว ค่ะ
Why do we use ว่า here? Can I just say 'I heard he resigned' without a word for 'that'?
In Thai, ว่า acts like the word 'that' to connect a verb of communication, thought, or perception (like ได้ยิน - to hear) to the full thought that follows it. Unlike English, where you can often drop 'that' and just say 'I heard he resigned', Thai requires ว่า to correctly link these parts together.
How do we know 'heard' is in the past tense if there is no tense marker next to it?
Thai verbs never change form to show tense. You know 'heard' is in the past simply from the logic and context of the sentence! We do see the word แล้ว (already) at the end, which marks the action of resigning as complete, further showing that the whole situation has already happened.
Is the word for resign, ลาออก, made up of two smaller words?
Yes! It is a compound word. ลา means to take leave or say goodbye, and ออก means to exit or go out. Together, they form ลาออก, which means to resign or quit a job.
The speaker uses ฉัน and ค่ะ. Does this mean the speaker is definitely female?
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