Breakdown of สายเคเบิล เส้น นั้น ขาด แล้ว ค่ะ
ค่ะ
polite particle (female)
นั้น
that (modifier)
แล้ว
already
เส้น
classifier for necklaces and belts
สายเคเบิล
cable
ขาด
to snap
Questions & Answers about สายเคเบิล เส้น นั้น ขาด แล้ว ค่ะ
Why do we use the classifier เส้น for a cable?
เส้น is the specific classifier for long, thin, and flexible things. Since a cable is a long wire, it perfectly fits this category. You will also see เส้น used for roads, necklaces, noodles, and hair!
Why is the word for "that" (นั้น) placed after the classifier instead of right after the noun?
In Thai, when you want to point out a specific object using "this" or "that", the pattern is Noun + Classifier + Demonstrative. So to say "that cable", we have to say สายเคเบิล เส้น นั้น (cable + long, thin object + that).
Is สายเคเบิล a mix of a Thai word and an English word?
Yes! เคเบิล is the English loanword "cable". The Thai word สาย means a line, wire, or string. Thai often adds a descriptive category word like สาย to the front of foreign loanwords to make what they are crystal clear.
Can I use ขาด when other things break, like a window or my phone?
No, Thai uses different words for "break" depending on the physical object. ขาด means to snap, tear, or sever, so it is specifically used for flexible things like cables, strings, or paper. For glass shattering you would use แตก, and for a machine breaking you would use พัง.
What is the purpose of แล้ว in this sentence?
แล้ว usually translates to "already", but in Thai grammar it is heavily used to show a change of state or a completed action. Here, it emphasizes the fact that the cable has gone from being whole to being snapped.
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