Language/Central-khmer/Grammar/Adjectives
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In this lesson, we will learn about adjectives in Central Khmer. Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns. They provide information about the quality, size, age, shape, color, and other characteristics of nouns or pronouns. Understanding adjectives is essential to be able to express oneself in a more accurate and descriptive way.
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: 0 to A1 Course & Past Tense.
What are adjectives in Central Khmer?[edit | edit source]
Adjectives in Central Khmer precede the noun they describe. Unlike English, they do not change according to the number, gender, or case of the noun. The adjective always stays the same regardless of the noun it describes.
Here are some examples:
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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αααααααα½α | ptei kloun | beautiful face |
αααααααα’αΆα | sros sat | delicious food |
αααα·α | tmor vin | big house |
ααααα | sros | bright |
Forming comparative and superlative adjectives[edit | edit source]
To form the comparative of an adjective, one can use the word "ααΎ" (le) which means "more". For example, "ααααα" (sros) means "bright", and "αααααααΎ" (sros le) would mean "brighter".
To form the superlative, one can use the words "ααααα" (bompong) or "ααααα" (khpous) which mean "most". For example, "ααααα" (sros) means "bright", "αααααααΎ" (sros le) means "brighter", and "αααααααααα" (sros bompong) or "αααααααααα" (sros khpous) would mean "the brightest".
Here's a dialogue to illustrate:
- Person 1: αααααααΎααΆααααααααΆαααΆααα»αα (Sros le kang kroh jahng kang muk) - It's brighter at the back than at the front.
- Person 2: αα·αα αΆααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααααααΆααααααα (Min chang klahm dael mean sros khpous jahng ney te) - I haven't seen a building that's brighter than this one.
Adjectives of color[edit | edit source]
In Central Khmer, adjectives of color usually come after the noun they describe. Here are some examples:
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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ααΆα | mea | black |
ααααα | sros | bright |
αααΉα | ngongeut | brown |
αααα α | krahom | red |
αααααΆαα | sralanh | yellow |
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
In this lesson, we learned about adjectives in Central Khmer. Adjectives describe or modify nouns and pronouns by providing information about their qualities, colors, sizes, and other characteristics. We also learned how to form comparative and superlative adjectives, and adjectives of color. 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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Upon wrapping up this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Present Tense & Questions.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Give your Opinion
- Pronouns
- Gender
- Negation
- Conditional Mood
- Plurals
- How to Use Have
- How to Use Be
- Questions