Numerical Phrases Involving Time Specifiers
| Time specifier occurs after numerals without a preceding noun head |
| Time specifier in Khmer includes: year, month, week, days, hour, and minute. |
| The structure of numeral phrases involving time specifier in Khmer is |
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Example:
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Specifiers |
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The Reverse Order of Khmer Time Specifiers
| The reverse order of Khmer time specifiers result in different meaning. The following examples provide the meaning of the reverse order of Khmer time specifiers. |
| Cardinal numbers have to change to ordinal numbers by adding particle "TI " in front of each number. |
Specifiers |
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| The reverse order of Khmer time specifiers "em"ag " hour changes from 8 hours to 8 o'clock. |