Breakdown of เขา กำลัง ชี้ ไป ที่ โน่น ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ไป
to go
ที่
at
กำลัง
in the process of
โน่น
that over there
ชี้
to point
Questions & Answers about เขา กำลัง ชี้ ไป ที่ โน่น ค่ะ
Why do we use โน่น (falling tone) here instead of โน้น (high tone)?
โน่น is a pronoun, meaning it can stand on its own to mean 'that place over there.' โน้น is an adjective (modifier) and typically needs a noun to attach to, like ตึกโน้น (that building over there). Because it stands alone as a location here, the pronoun โน่น is the grammatically correct choice.
Why is the word ไป (to go) added after the verb ชี้ (to point)?
In Thai, ไป is often used as a directional word to show that an action is directed away from the speaker. ชี้ไป gives the feeling of 'pointing outward' or 'pointing away' toward a distant spot.
What is the function of ที่ before โน่น?
Here, ที่ functions as the preposition 'at.' Together, ที่โน่น literally means 'at that place over there,' which is the standard way to say 'over there' in Thai.
Is กำลัง necessary to say 'He is pointing'?
You could actually drop it! Thai verbs don't change for tense, so เขาชี้ can mean 'he points' or 'he is pointing' depending on context. However, adding กำลัง before the verb acts like the English '-ing', strongly emphasizing that he is actively pointing at this very moment.
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