Breakdown of พวก เขา ไม่ สนิท กัน ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
พวก
plural marker
ไม่
not
กัน
each other / together
สนิท
close (relationship) / soundly / fast (asleep)
Questions & Answers about พวก เขา ไม่ สนิท กัน ค่ะ
Is สนิท a verb here? Because the lesson says กัน comes after the main verb.
Exactly! In Thai, adjectives like สนิท (close) function as verbs themselves. You do not need a connecting word like 'are' in English. Because it acts as the main verb, the reciprocal marker กัน (each other) is placed immediately after it.
Why do we use พวก เขา instead of just เขา for 'they'?
While เขา can mean 'he', 'she', or 'they', adding พวก (a group marker) makes it totally unambiguous that you mean a plural 'they'. Since doing something with 'each other' requires multiple people, พวก เขา is the clearest choice for the subject.
Can I use สนิท to describe physical distance, like two buildings being close to each other?
No, สนิท is only used for relationships or emotional intimacy. If you want to talk about physical distance, you should use the word ใกล้ instead.
Where does the negative word ไม่ go when using กัน?
The negative word ไม่ always goes directly in front of the verb it is negating. Here, it goes right before สนิท to mean 'not close', while กัน stays firmly in its place after the verb.
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