Grammar

I. Word  (qwey) or (qey)
  1. Word (qey) as Interrogative Pronoun (GVI) (What).
  2. Word (qey) as Interrogative Adjective GVI (What).
  3. Word (qey) as Indefinit Pronoun (GVI) (something or anything or whatever).
  4. Word (qey) as Indefinit Adjective (GVI) (some, any).
  5. Word (qey) as compound with muey (one) and klah (some) (GVI) and it is used as indefinite pronouns.
  6. Word (qey) as compound with muey (one) and klah (some) (GVI) and it is used as indefinite Adjective.

II. Word (ponmaan) b"unaMn in Interogatvie sentences

  1. b"unaMn Ponmaan as Numveral (how many)
  2. b"unaMn Ponmaan as Pronoun (how much)
  3. b"unaMn Ponmaan as Adjective (how many)

I. Grammar Word GVI (qwey) spkr.gif (282 bytes)   or GI (qey) spkr.gif (282 bytes)

  1. Word (qey) as Interrogative Pronoun (GVI) (What).

Question

Answer
elak TiBaj GIV /

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 xj7? TiBaj esovePA.

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What do you buy ? I buy book.
G6k lk' GIV / spkr.gif (282 bytes) xj7? lk' exaGav.

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What do you sell ? I sell clothing.

 

  1. Word GVI (qey) as Interrogative Adjective.

Question

Answer
elak TiBaj esovePA GIV /

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 xj7? TiBaj esovePA sresr.

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Which book are you buying ? I buy notebook.
G6k lk' exaGav GIV /

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 xj7? lk' exaGav burs.

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What clothing are you selling ? I sell man clothes.

 

  1. Word GVI (qey) as Indefinit Pronoun (something or anything or whatever).

Statement

English
Kat' eTA TiBaj GIV enA pSar.

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 He go to buy something at the market.
xj7? lk' GIV enA pSar.

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 I sell something at the market.
xj7? min cg' Baja?u GIV eT.

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 I don't want to eat anything.
ebI elak cg' Zan GVI xj7? TiBaj eGay.

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 If you want anything I will buy it for you.  or

whatever you want I will buy it for you.

 

  1. Word (qey) as Indefinit Adjective (GVI) (some, any)

Question

  

Answer

  
G6k cg' TiBaj exaGav GIV eT /

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 xj7? min cg' TiBaj exaGav GIV eT.

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Do you want to buy any clothes? I don't want to buy any clothes.
ebI elak cg' Zan exaGav GVI xj7? TiBaj eGay.

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 elak TiBaj exaGav GVI eGay xj7? k+Zan Edr.

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If you want any clothes I will buy it for you. You can buy any clothes for me

 

  1. Word (qey) as compound with muey (one) and klah (some) (GVI) and it is used as indefinite pronouns.

Statement

English
ebI G6k cg' TiBaj GIVx,H RZab'mk xj7? Gac TiBaj eGay Zan.

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 If you want me to buy something, just let me know, I will buy it for you.
ebI G6k cg' Bisar GIVmYy RZab'mk xj7? TiBaj eGay.

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 If you want to eat anything just let me know I will buy it for you.
  1. Word (qey) as compound with muey (one) and klah (some) (GVI) and it is used as indefinite Adjective.

Statement

English
ebI G6k cg' TiBaj esovePA GIVmYy  BI Rsuk Gaemrik RZab'mk xj7? Gac TiBaj eGay Zan.

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 If you want me to buy any books from America, just let me know, I will buy it for you.

 

II. Word (ponmaan) b"unaMn in Interogatvie Sentences 20 spkr.gif (282 bytes)

    The word b"unaMn fuction like a mumeral in mumeral noun phrase.  In the answers to question   involving b"unaMn, it replaced by a numeral. As example below:

  1. Ponmaan as Numveral (how much or how many)

Question

Answer
elak RtUvkar s1r b"unaMn KILU /

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 xj7? RtUvkar s1r 2 KILU.

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How many kilo do you want? I want 2 kilo.
G6k TiBaj TwksuT* b"unaMn db /

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 xj7? TiBaj TwksuT* 12 db.

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How many bottle of pure water do you want to buy? I buy pure water 12 bottles.
em"ag b"unaMn ehIy /

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 em"ag 8 ehIy.

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What time is it now? It is 8 O'clock.
Kat' RtUvkar b"unaMn KILU /

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 Kat' RtUvkar 6 KILU /

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How many kilos does he want? He want 6 kilos
rUbK?nUr enH ;f, b"unaMn /

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 rUbK?nUr enH ;f, 18 dul,a.

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How much is this painting? IIt is 18 dollars.

 

  1. Ponmaan as Pronoun (how much)

Question

Answer
elak RtUvkar b"unaMn /

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 xj7? RtUvkar 20 .

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How much do you need? I need 22.
elak cg'Zan b"unaMn /

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 Kat' cg'Zan 15 /

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How much do yo want. I want 15.

 

  1. Ponmaan as Adjective (how many)

Question

Answer
BYkeK man RZak' b"unaMn /

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 BYkeK man RZak' 500 erol.

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How much money do they have? They have 500 riels.