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คุณ　สงสัย　ว่า　เขา　นอกใจ　หรือเปล่า　คะ

คุณ　สงสัย　ว่า　เขา　นอกใจ　หรือเปล่า　คะ
Do you suspect that he is cheating?
From Lesson 98:Alternative questions (หรือเปล่า)·Thai

Questions & Answers about คุณ　สงสัย　ว่า　เขา　นอกใจ　หรือเปล่า　คะ

Why use หรือเปล่า instead of ไหม to ask this question?
หรือเปล่า literally translates to "or empty" or "or not?". While ไหม is a general yes/no question word, หรือเปล่า is used when you want to confirm if a specific statement is true or false. It feels a bit like asking "Is it the case that he is cheating, or not?".
Does the question word หรือเปล่า apply to "you suspect" or "he is cheating"?
It applies to the main verb of the sentence, which is สงสัย (suspect). Even though the question particle goes at the very end of the sentence in Thai, you are actually asking "Do you suspect [that he is cheating] or not?".
I see the word for "heart" (ใจ) in นอกใจ. What is the literal translation?
นอกใจ literally means "outside" (นอก) the "heart" (ใจ). In Thai, having your heart go "outside" the relationship is the standard idiom for cheating or being romantically unfaithful.
Why do we need the word ว่า after สงสัย?
ว่า works just like the word "that" does in English here. It connects verbs of thinking, saying, or feeling (like สงสัย, to suspect) to the rest of the thought. You are asking if they suspect that (ว่า) he is cheating.
As a quick refresher, why is the polite particle คะ used here instead of ค่ะ?
Because this is a question! Female speakers use the high-tone คะ at the end of questions. The falling-tone ค่ะ is used for regular statements or as a way to say "yes".

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