Breakdown of เป้าหมาย ของ บริษัท คือ กำไร ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
ของ
of (belonging to)
บริษัท
company
กำไร
profit
คือ
is / namely / that is
เป้าหมาย
goal / target
Questions & Answers about เป้าหมาย ของ บริษัท คือ กำไร ครับ
Why does this sentence use คือ instead of เป็น for the word 'is'?
Both words mean 'to be', but they have different jobs. You learned earlier that เป็น is used for descriptions, categories, or occupations (like being a student or a doctor). คือ is used for exact definitions, equations, or identifying exactly what something is (A equals B). Since 'the goal' is exactly defined as 'profit' here, คือ is the correct choice.
Because คือ acts like an equals sign, can I flip the two halves of the sentence around?
Yes, absolutely! Because คือ equates two nouns, you can swap the subject and object just like in math. Saying กำไร คือ เป้าหมาย ของ บริษัท (Profit is the goal of the company) is perfectly grammatical and natural, just shifting the focus slightly to the profit.
Is the word for goal, เป้าหมาย, made up of smaller words?
Yes, it is a very logical compound word. The first part, เป้า, means a target or a bullseye. The second part, หมาย, means to intend or to make a mark. Put them together, and your 'intended target' is your goal.
Does ของ always translate exactly to the English word 'of'?
It translates to 'of' in this specific sentence, but it is better to think of ของ as indicating possession, like the English apostrophe-s ('s) or the phrase 'belonging to'. The Thai structure is always 'Owned Item + ของ + Owner', which is why เป้าหมาย ของ บริษัท can be translated as 'The goal of the company' or 'The company's goal'.
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