Breakdown of ฟัง เหตุผล ของ เขา เถอะ ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
เขา
he, she, they
ของ
of (belonging to)
ฟัง
to listen
เถอะ
let's / why don't we
เหตุผล
reason (justification, rationale)
Questions & Answers about ฟัง เหตุผล ของ เขา เถอะ ค่ะ
What exactly does เถอะ do in this sentence?
เถอะ makes the sentence a suggestion or a soft plea ('why don't you...' or 'please just...'). Without it, ฟังเหตุผลของเขาค่ะ sounds like a direct command or instruction ('Listen to his reason.'). Adding เถอะ softens it, making it persuasive and encouraging rather than bossy.
Is it normal to put ค่ะ right after เถอะ?
Yes! เถอะ is a mood particle that changes the feeling of the sentence, while ค่ะ is a polite particle that shows respect to the listener. When using both, the mood particle always comes first, followed by the polite particle: เถอะค่ะ (for female speakers) or เถอะครับ (for male speakers).
Do we always need ของ to say 'his reason'? Could we just say เหตุผลเขา?
You can often drop ของ (which means 'of' or indicates possession) in everyday spoken Thai, so เหตุผลเขา is perfectly fine and natural. However, keeping ของ as in เหตุผลของเขา makes it slightly more explicit or clear. Both mean exactly the same thing here.
Does ฟัง mean both 'to listen' and 'to hear'?
No, ฟัง specifically means 'to listen' (an active, intentional action). If you want to say 'to hear' (a passive sense, something that just reaches your ears), you would use ได้ยิน. In this sentence, the speaker is asking you to actively pay attention to the reasons, so ฟัง is the correct choice.
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