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Central Khmer Grammar - How to Use "Have"

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In this lesson, we will learn how to use the verb "have" in Central Khmer. We will look at the different forms of the verb and how it is used in sentences.

Introduction

The verb "have" is an important verb in Central Khmer. It is used to express possession, ownership, or a relationship between two people. In this lesson, we will look at the different forms of the verb and how it is used in sentences.

Forms of the Verb "Have"

The verb "have" has three forms in Central Khmer:

• មាន (mən) - present tense
• បាន (bən) - past tense
• នឹង (nɨŋ) - future tense

Present Tense

The present tense form of the verb "have" is មាន (mən). It is used to express possession or ownership in the present.

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English Translation
ខ្ញុំមានបាក់	kɲom mən bak	I have money
អ្នកមានទូរស័ព្ទ	nək mən tuu sɑp	You have a phone
គាត់មានបន្ទប់	koat mən bɑntoab	He has a room
មានបន្ទប់ម្នាក់	mən bɑntoab mneak	We have a room

Past Tense

The past tense form of the verb "have" is បាន (bən). It is used to express possession or ownership in the past.

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English Translation
ខ្ញុំបានបាក់	kɲom bən bak	I had money
អ្នកបានទូរស័ព្ទ	nək bən tuu sɑp	You had a phone
គាត់បានបន្ទប់	koat bən bɑntoab	He had a room
បានបន្ទប់ម្នាក់	bən bɑntoab mneak	We had a room

Future Tense

The future tense form of the verb "have" is នឹង (nɨŋ). It is used to express possession or ownership in the future.

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English Translation
ខ្ញុំនឹងបាក់	kɲom nɨŋ bak	I will have money
អ្នកនឹងទូរស័ព្ទ	nək nɨŋ tuu sɑp	You will have a phone
គាត់នឹងបន្ទប់	koat nɨŋ bɑntoab	He will have a room
នឹងបន្ទប់ម្នាក់	nɨŋ bɑntoab mneak	We will have a room

Examples

Here are some examples of how the verb "have" is used in sentences:

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English Translation
ខ្ញុំមានបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីខ្ញុំ	kɲom mən pəncək bɑntoap pi kɲom	I have a passport after me
អ្នកបានបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីអ្នក	nək bən pəncək bɑntoap pi nək	You had a passport after you
គាត់នឹងបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីគាត់	koat nɨŋ pəncək bɑntoap pi koat	He will have a passport after him
មានបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីម្នាក់	mən pəncək bɑntoap pi mneak	We have a passport after us

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ខ្ញុំមានបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីខ្ញុំ (kɲom mən pəncək bɑntoap pi kɲom) (I have a passport after me)
• Person 2: អ្នកបានបញ្ជាក់បន្ទាប់ពីអ្នកឬទេ? (nək bən pəncək bɑntoap pi nək ri te?) (Did you have a passport after you?)

Conclusion

In this lesson, we have learned how to use the verb "have" in Central Khmer. We looked at the different forms of the verb and how it is used in sentences. To improve your Central Khmer Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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