Breakdown of มายากล นั้น ทำให้ ผม แปลกใจ ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ผม
I (male)
นั้น
that (modifier)
มายากล
magic trick
ทำให้
to cause
แปลกใจ
to be surprised
Questions & Answers about มายากล นั้น ทำให้ ผม แปลกใจ ครับ
How exactly does ทำให้ work in this sentence?
ทำ means 'to make' or 'to do', and ให้ means 'to give' or 'to let'. When put together as ทำให้, it becomes a causative verb meaning 'to cause' or 'to make an effect happen'. In this sentence, it links the cause (มายากล นั้น - that magic trick) to the result it has on the speaker (ผม แปลกใจ - I am surprised).
Why does นั้น come after the word for magic trick?
In Thai, demonstrative words like 'this' (นี้) and 'that' (นั้น) always go after the noun they describe. So instead of saying 'that magic trick', the sentence literally says 'magic trick that' (มายากล นั้น).
What is the literal meaning of แปลกใจ?
Like many Thai words related to feelings, it ends with ใจ (heart or mind). The first part, แปลก, means 'strange' or 'unusual'. So to be surprised literally translates to having a 'strange heart'.
Could I add the word for 'feel' (รู้สึก) before the word for surprised?
Yes, you could say ทำให้ ผม รู้สึก แปลกใจ (makes me feel surprised), but it is not necessary. Because แปลกใจ already acts as a complete state of being ('to be surprised'), dropping the word for 'feel' is very natural and common in spoken Thai.
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