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เขา　กำลัง　แช่　เนื้อ　ไว้　ข้างใน　ตู้เย็น　ค่ะ

เขา　กำลัง　แช่　เนื้อ　ไว้　ข้างใน　ตู้เย็น　ค่ะ
He is refrigerating the meat inside the fridge.
From Lesson 108:State maintenance particle (ไว้)·Thai

Questions & Answers about เขา　กำลัง　แช่　เนื้อ　ไว้　ข้างใน　ตู้เย็น　ค่ะ

Why is the word เนื้อ (meat) wedged between the verb แช่ and the particle ไว้?
In Thai, the state maintenance particle ไว้ usually comes after the object of the verb. The structure is [Verb] + [Object] + ไว้. Here, he is doing the action of แช่ (refrigerating) to the เนื้อ (meat) and doing it ไว้ (to keep it that way for later).
Doesn't the verb แช่ usually mean 'to soak'?
Yes, its literal meaning is to soak or immerse something in liquid. However, when talking about food and refrigerators, แช่ is the standard verb for chilling or freezing something. You are basically immersing it in cold air!
Does ไว้ change the tense here, since we already have กำลัง for the '-ing' action?
No, ไว้ does not affect the time the action happens. The word กำลัง handles the continuous tense, showing he is putting it in the fridge right now. The particle ไว้ simply adds the idea of purpose—that the meat is being put there to be preserved for future use.
Is it strictly necessary to use ข้างใน (inside) or can I just use ใน (in)?
You can absolutely just say ในตู้เย็น (in the fridge) instead. Adding the word ข้าง to make ข้างใน just puts a little more physical emphasis on it being inside the fridge compartment, but both are completely natural and interchangeable.

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