Questions & Answers about คุณ ต้อง รัก ตัวเอง ครับ
How does ตัวเอง translate to "yourself" if it just means "oneself"?
Where exactly does ตัวเอง belong in this sentence?
Just like in English, it goes in the object position. Thai uses a Subject-Verb-Object word order. Here, คุณ is the subject, รัก is the main verb, and ตัวเอง acts as the object receiving the action.
Where do I put helping verbs like ต้อง (must)?
Helping verbs like ต้อง go directly in front of the main action verb. In this sentence, it sits right before รัก (love) to express "must love".
Could I drop the word คุณ (you) if I am talking directly to a friend?
Yes! In Thai, if it is obvious who you are talking to, you can drop the subject entirely. You could just say ต้องรักตัวเองครับ (Must love yourself) and it still makes perfect sense.