B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 35

The Relative Clause

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Connect your ideas seamlessly by mastering the essential relative marker 'dael'.

  • Identify specific people and objects using relative clauses.
  • Combine two separate thoughts into one sophisticated sentence.
  • Describe characteristics of nouns using the marker 'dael'.
The bridge between simple words and complex stories.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Using 'dael' to link clauses. Identifying and describing people and things in detail.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to describe a person or object in detail using the 'dael' construction.

Conseils et astuces (1)

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Keep it simple

Don't overcomplicate your clauses. Keep them short and clear.
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Vocabulaire clé (6)

ដែល that / which / who មនុស្ស person សៀវភៅ book ទិញ to buy ស្គាល់ to know (a person) ថ្មី new

Real-World Preview

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At the Bookstore

Review Summary

  • Noun + ដែល (dael) + Clause/Verb

Erreurs courantes

Do not include a redundant pronoun (like 'him' or 'it') after the verb in the relative clause if the noun is already the object of that clause.

Wrong: មនុស្សដែលខ្ញុំស្គាល់គាត់ (M’nuh dael khnhom skoal koat)
Correct: មនុស្សដែលខ្ញុំស្គាល់ (M’nuh dael khnhom skoal)

The relative marker 'dael' must follow the noun it describes. You cannot start the phrase with 'dael' without the noun preceding it.

Wrong: ដែលខ្ញុំទិញសៀវភៅ (Dael khnhom tinh siəv-pʰov)
Correct: សៀវភៅដែលខ្ញុំទិញ (Siəv-pʰov dael khnhom tinh)

While simple adjectives follow nouns, if you are using 'dael' to create a clause like 'the house that is big,' 'dael' usually comes immediately after the main noun.

Wrong: ផ្ទះធំដែល (Phteah thom dael...)
Correct: ផ្ទះដែលធំ (Phteah dael thom)

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Relative Marker 'Dael'

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Next Steps

You've just unlocked a major level of expression in Khmer. Using 'dael' correctly is a hallmark of a B1 learner. Keep practicing!

Describe three items in your room using relative clauses.

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Pratique rapide (3)

Which sentence is correct?

Select the correct usage.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ផ្ទះដែលធំ
Noun + Dael + Adj.

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Fill in the blank with 'dael'.

សៀវភៅ ___ ខ្ញុំទិញ។

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ដែល
Dael connects the noun to the clause.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

មនុស្សខ្ញុំស្គាល់។

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: មនុស្សដែលខ្ញុំស្គាល់
Dael must follow the noun.

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Questions fréquentes (2)

Yes, 'dael' is used for both people and things.
It is neutral and used in all registers.
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