เงิน ของ ฉัน โดน ขโมย ค่ะ

Questions & Answers about เงิน ของ ฉัน โดน ขโมย ค่ะ

Why do we use โดน in this sentence instead of a normal verb?
The word โดน acts as a passive marker to show that the subject (เงินของฉัน - my money) experienced something negative. In Thai, you usually don't use this passive structure for neutral or good things, only when someone is subjected to a bad or unpleasant event like having things stolen.
Can the word ขโมย mean both "to steal" and "thief"?
Yes, ขโมย is a very flexible word! Depending on the context, it can be the noun for "thief" or the verb for "to steal". Here, because it comes right after the passive marker โดน, we know it is functioning as the verb "to steal".
Could I use ถูก instead of โดน to mean "was stolen"?
Yes, you could completely replace it and say ถูกขโมย. Both ถูก and โดน are used for this negative passive voice. The main difference is tone: โดน is much more common in everyday casual spoken Thai, while ถูก sounds a little more formal or like something you would read in a news report.
Just as a refresher, why is the word order เงินของฉัน instead of ของฉันเงิน?
In English, we put the owner first, like "my money". But in Thai, the main object always comes first, followed by ของ (of or belonging to), and then the owner. So เงินของฉัน translates literally to "money of me".

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