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A negative sentence is formed by putting a negative word in front of the verb or, in certain cases, after it. (See Lesson 7.)
When a negative word qualifies an adjective it is usually placed between the noun and the adjective. (See Example 21.)
The future tense is indicated by putting the word JA “will”, “shall” in front of the verb.
In most cases questions in the future tense can be answered in the present tense.
The answer to a question is generally made as short as possible and in many cases will consist only of a repetition of the verb in the case of an affirmative answer, or the verb preceded by a negative word in the case of a negative answer.
The position of adverbs and adverbial clauses is variable. Generally the adverb of time comes at the beginning of the sentence but we can add emphasis to it by putting it at the end.
Other adverbs and adverbial clauses may go either at the beginning or end of the sentence but the position of each particular one is usually fairly constant. Adverbs or adverbial clauses seldom come in the middle of a sentence. For instance;
“Go to the market and buy some eggs”would be rendered in Thai as,
“Go buy some eggs at the market”Interrogative adverbs and some adverbs of time such as “always”, “often”, “soon” etc. are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
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