Breakdown of เขา ต้ม หมู จน สุก ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
เขา
he, she, they
ต้ม
to boil
หมู
pork
จน
until / so much that
สุก
cooked
Questions & Answers about เขา ต้ม หมู จน สุก ครับ
Why do we use จน instead of จนถึง in this sentence?
In this sentence, we are talking about a result (สุก, cooked), not a specific time or place. You use จน when an action continues until a certain condition or state is reached. จนถึง is used when you mean 'until' a specific time (like 'until noon') or a physical destination.
The English translation says 'until it was cooked.' Why is there no word for 'it' or 'was' in the Thai sentence?
Thai is very efficient and often drops pronouns (like 'it') when the context is obvious. Also, Thai doesn't use a 'to be' verb before state words like สุก (cooked). So, จน สุก (literally 'until cooked') is a perfectly complete and natural way to say this.
Does the word สุก only apply to cooked meat?
It means 'fully cooked' or 'done' for any heated food, but you will also see สุก used to mean 'ripe' when talking about fruit. It generally describes something that has reached its ready-to-eat state.
If I wanted to say he boiled the pork until noon, how would the sentence change?
You would swap the result (สุก) for a time word and change จน to จนถึง (until a point in time). For example: เขา ต้ม หมู จนถึง เที่ยง (He boiled the pork until noon).
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