A1 · Anfänger Kapitel 14

Possession Made Easy

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Expressing ownership using the particle 'khong'. Covers possessive pronouns and nouns.

Tipps & Tricks (4)

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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the particle. It is always 'khong'.
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Family First

You can drop 'khong' for family members to sound more natural.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns
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Don't overthink it

Just remember the bridge: Owner -> khong -> Object.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relational Possession
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Think of it as a unit

Don't translate 'my'. Think of 'mae khoy' as one word.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Inalienable Possession

Schnelle Übung (10)

Which is correct for 'my eye'?

Choose the correct phrase.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: c
No particle.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

khong mae khoy

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Remove 'khong'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Inalienable Possession

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

khong hua khoy

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Remove 'khong'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Inalienable Possession

Fill in the blank for 'my brother'.

ai ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Just the pronoun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Inalienable Possession

Fill in the blank.

ປຶ້ມ ___ ຂ້ອຍ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂອງ
Khong is the possessive particle.

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Fill in the blank: ປຶ້ມ ___ ຂ້ອຍ

ປຶ້ມ ___ ຂ້ອຍ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຂອງ
Khong is the possessive marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns

Fill in the blank for 'my mother'.

___ khoy

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
No 'khong' needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Inalienable Possession

Which is correct?

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ປຶ້ມ ຂອງ ຂ້ອຍ
Object + khong + Owner.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns

Fix the sentence: ລົດ ຂ້ອຍ ຂອງ

Find and fix the mistake:

ລົດ ຂ້ອຍ ຂອງ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລົດ ຂອງ ຂ້ອຍ
Correct word order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Possessive Pronouns

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ລົດຂ້ອຍຂອງ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລົດຂອງຂ້ອຍ
Particle must be in the middle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relational Possession

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Häufige Fragen (6)

Yes, it is the standard possessive marker.
It is common for close family members.
Not always. You can drop it for family members or when the context is very clear.
No, 'khong' is invariant.
Yes, it is the universal possessive particle in Lao.
No, it is a particle. Use 'mi' for the verb 'to have'.