Breakdown of คฤหาสน์ หลัง นั้น ใหญ่ และ กว้างขวาง มาก
มาก
very / much, more
ใหญ่
big
นั้น
that (modifier)
และ
and
หลัง
classifier for houses and buildings
คฤหาสน์
mansion
กว้างขวาง
spacious
Questions & Answers about คฤหาสน์ หลัง นั้น ใหญ่ และ กว้างขวาง มาก
Why is หลัง placed between "mansion" and "that"?
In Thai, when you want to say "this [noun]" or "that [noun]", you must use the pattern: Noun + Classifier + This/That. Here, คฤหาสน์ (mansion) is the noun, หลัง is the specific classifier used for houses and buildings, and นั้น means "that". So "that mansion" is literally structured as "mansion + building-classifier + that".
I remember learning that หลัง means "back" or "behind". Is it the same word here?
Yes, it is exactly the same word! หลัง means "back" or "behind" (like in ข้างหลัง), but it doubles as the grammatical counting word (classifier) for houses, buildings, and detached structures. You can tell it's acting as a classifier here because of its position: sitting directly between a building-related noun and a demonstrative word (นั้น).
The word for mansion, คฤหาสน์, has some tricky letters. How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced "kha-rue-hat". The letter ฤ is a special vowel-consonant combination usually pronounced like "rue". Also, notice the symbol ์ over the final น (n). This symbol is called a garan, and it tells you to completely ignore that letter—don't pronounce the final "n" at all!
What is the difference between กว้าง and กว้างขวาง?
กว้าง simply means "wide" or "broad" (like a wide road or a wide table). กว้างขวาง is a compound word that means "spacious", "roomy", or "extensive". It gives a stronger feeling of having lots of open, comfortable area inside, which is perfect for describing a mansion.
The sentence ends with มาก (very). Does it apply to both "big" and "spacious"?
Yes, it does. In Thai, degree words like มาก usually go at the end of the phrase they modify. By placing มาก at the very end after ใหญ่ และ กว้างขวาง (big and spacious), it naturally boosts both adjectives. If you wanted to say it was very big, but only normally spacious, you would put มาก directly after ใหญ่ instead.
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