Breakdown of พวก เรา ปรบมือ ดัง มาก ครับ
ครับ
polite particle (male)
พวก
plural marker
มาก
very / much, more
ดัง
loud
เรา
we
ปรบมือ
to clap
Questions & Answers about พวก เรา ปรบมือ ดัง มาก ครับ
The current lesson is about using ได้ to describe actions. Could we say ปรบมือได้ดังมาก instead?
Yes, you can! Adding ได้ between the action (ปรบมือ) and the descriptive word (ดัง) emphasizes the result or how well the action was performed. Leaving ได้ out, as in this sentence, is also perfectly natural and just states the action directly.
Why does the Thai word for clap have two parts (ปรบ and มือ)?
ปรบมือ is a compound verb made of ปรบ (to clap or strike together) and มือ (hand or hands). Like many Thai verbs involving body parts, you state both the action and the specific body part being used.
Why does ดัง มาก (very loud) come after มือ (hands) instead of right after the verb?
In Thai, words that describe an action usually go after the entire verb-object phrase. So instead of clapping loudly with your hands, Thai grammar structures it as clap hands loudly (ปรบ มือ ดัง). The word มาก (very) then goes at the very end to intensify ดัง.
Since there are no time words here, does this mean we clap or we clapped?
It could be either! Without a time word or a completion marker like แล้ว, Thai verbs do not show tense. You would know from the surrounding conversation whether they are talking about a general habit or an event that just finished.
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