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A possessive pronoun indicates that the pronoun is acting as a marker of possession and defines who owns a particular object or person. The formation of Khmer possessive pronoun is simple. It can be formed by adding word " rbs' " in front of the pronoun that you have learned in previous lesson 5.
A. Possessive Pronoun for First Person
Singular |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
xj?u |
kn)om |
I |
rbs'xj?u |
rObAh kn)om |
mine, my |
It is a polite pronounce, used to address to the elder and same age person. |
| xj?uZaT | kn)om baat |
I | rbs'xj?uZaT | rObAh kn)om baat |
mine, my |
It is a polite pronounce, used to address to the elder and same age person. |
| K6a | knie |
I |
rbs'K6a | rObAh knie |
mine, my |
It is a polite word, used to address to the same age person. |
| GBaj | qan) |
I | rbs'GBaj | rObAh qan) |
mine, my |
It is an impolite word, used to address to unrespectable person. Sometime, it can be used with closed friend but it is very sensitive. I would suggest not to use this pronounce. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
| mit5 rbs' xj?u cUlcit5eFIVGIVepSg[Ka6. | My friends like to do different things |
| p8H rbs' xj?7ZaT enACitsala kariyal=y rbs' ZaTxj?u | My house is close to my office. |
| esovePAenaH Ca rbs' xj?7. | That book is mine |
Plural |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
eyIg |
yeeN |
We |
rbs'eyIg |
rObAh yeeN |
ours / our |
It is a polite possessive personal pronoun/adjective, used to address with the elder, younger and the same age people. |
| eyIgxj?u | yeeN kn)om |
We | rbs'eyIgxj?u | rObAh yeeN kn)om |
ours / our |
It is a polite possessive personal pronoun/adjective, used to address with the elder, younger and the same age people. |
| BYkeyIg | pueq yeeN |
We |
rbs'BYkeyIg | rObAh pueq yeeN |
ours / our |
It is a polite possessive personal pronoun/adjective, used to address with the elder, younger and the same age people. |
| BYkK6a | pueq knie |
We | rbs'BYkK6a | rObAh pueq knie |
ours / our |
It is a polite possessive personal pronoun/adjective, used to address with the elder, younger and the same age people. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
| salaeron rbs' eyIg enAq9ayBITIenH. | Our school is far from here. |
| nisitS rbs' eyIgxju? mkBIeRcInRbeTs. | Our students come from many country. |
| esovePATa?gGs' Ca rbs' eyIg. | All of those books are ours |
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B. Possessive Pronoun for Second Person
Singular |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
| elak | look |
"You" or "Mr." |
rbs'elak | rObAh look |
yours / your |
It is a polite masculine pronounce, used to address to the elder, younger or the inferior to the superior in fa fromal situation. |
| elakRsI | look sr ey |
"You" or "Mrs." | rbs'elakRsI | rObAh look sr ey |
yours / your |
It is a polite feminine pronounce, used to address to the elder, younger or the inferior to the superior in fa fromal situation. |
| G6k | ne(eq |
"You" |
rbs'G6k | rObAh ne(eq |
yours / your |
Address to people who is approximately at the same age. |
| {g | qaeN |
"You" | rbs'{g | rObAh qaeN |
yours / your |
It is an impolite pronounce, used to address to the younger. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
| etIenH Ca Lan rbs' elak / | Is this your car? |
| p8H rbs' elakRsI enA{Na / | Where is your house? |
| sala rbs' G6k enA{Na / | What is your school? |
Pluaral |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
| Gs'elak | look |
you |
rbs'Gs'elak | rObAh qAh look |
yours / your |
It is a polite masculine pronounce, used to address to the elder, younger or the inferior to the superior in fa fromal situation. |
| Gs'G6k | ne(eq |
you |
rbs'Gs'G6k | rObAh qAh ne(eq |
yours / your |
It is a pronounce that is used to address to a rgroup of approximately the same age people. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
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| RbeTs rbs' Gs'elak enA{Na / |  |
Where are your countries? |
| p8H rbs' Gs'G6k enA{Na / | |
Where are your houses? |
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C. Possessive Pronoun for Third Person
Singular |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
| va | wie |
it | rbs'va | rObAh wie |
its |
It is used to address from the superior to the inferior, adult to child, otherwise instulting, human to animal. |
| Kat' | ko(et |
he/she | rbs'Kat' | rObAh ko(et |
his, hers /his, her |
It is a polite uni sex pronounce that is used to address respectfully from younger to older, adult to adult. |
| eK | kee |
he/she/one/ someone | rbs'eK | rObAh kee |
his, hers /his, her |
It is used to address to people that we don't know. |
| nag | nieN |
she/he | rbs'nag | rObAh nieN |
his, hers /his, her |
It is a polite feminine pronounce that is used to address respectfully from the elder to the younger. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
| esovePA rbs' va enAelItu. | its book is on the table. |
| karsikSa rbs' Kat' KW l:Nas'. | His study is very good. |
| kargar rbs' eK gayRsYlNas'. | His works is simple and easy. |
| bgb:Un rbs'nag rs'enA RsukExMr. | Her relative live in Cambodia. |
Plural |
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Subject/Object Personal Pronoun |
Possessive Personal Pronoun/Adjective | |||||
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Khmer |
IPA |
English |
Note |
| BYkva | wie |
they | rbs'BYkva | rObAh pueq wie |
theirs /their |
It is used to address from the superior to a group inferior, adult to a gruop of children, or human to a group of animal. |
| BYkKat' | ko(et |
they | rbs'BYkKat' | rObAh pueq ko(et |
theirs /their |
It is used to address to a group of the same age people or to a group of older people. |
| BYkeK | kee |
they | rbs'BYkeK | rObAh pueq kee |
theirs /their |
It is used to address to a group of unknown people. |
| BYknag | nieN |
they | rbs'BYknag | rObAh pueq nieN |
theirs /their |
t is used to address from the older people to a group of young feminines. |
Example:
Khmer |
English |
| rbs'ekMgelg rbs' BYkva maneRcInNas'. | Their toys are too many. |
| p8H rbs' BYkKat' enA{Na / | Where are their houses. |
| m>Ub rbs' BYkeK s?rab';f9enHKW sm,m#Ursac'man'. | Their food today is sour chicken soup. |
| kargar rbs' BYknag enARsukExMr KWCaelxaFikar. | Their jobs in Cambodia are secretaries. |
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 | In spoken language and written language, sometime the words "rbs' "indicate the possession is omitted. For example, the sentence "" in this lesson, "" is omitted. |
| The noun immediately follow by the pronoun is usually recognized as the possesson of that pronoun. |
| Cambodian has a much larger number of pronouns than English. Khmer pronouns reflect gender, relative, age and social status. |
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