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Possessive Marker 'Robors'

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Use 'robors' (របស់) to show ownership by placing it between the object and the owner.

  • Place 'robors' after the object: 'book' + 'robors' + 'me' = 'my book'.
  • It works for people, things, and abstract concepts.
  • It does not change form regardless of the owner's gender or number.
Object + របស់ (robors) + Owner

Meanings

The particle 'robors' functions as the primary possessive marker in Khmer, linking an object to its possessor.

1

Direct Possession

Indicates physical ownership of an item.

“ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ (My house)”

“ឡានរបស់គាត់ (His car)”

2

Relational Possession

Indicates a relationship or association.

“មិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ (My friend)”

“គ្រូរបស់ខ្ញុំ (My teacher)”

3

Abstract Possession

Indicates ideas or intangible things belonging to someone.

“គំនិតរបស់គាត់ (His idea)”

“ក្តីស្រលាញ់របស់នាង (Her love)”

Possessive Structure

Object Particle Owner
សៀវភៅ របស់ ខ្ញុំ
ឡាន របស់ គាត់
ផ្ទះ របស់ នាង
មិត្ត របស់ ពួកយើង
កូន របស់ ពួកគេ
គំនិត របស់ លោកគ្រូ

Reference Table

Reference table for Possessive Marker 'Robors'
Form Structure Example
Affirmative Object + របស់ + Owner ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ (My house)
Negative មិនមែន + Object + របស់ + Owner មិនមែនផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំទេ (Not my house)
Question Object + របស់ + នរណា? ផ្ទះរបស់នរណា? (Whose house?)
Plural Object + របស់ + ពួកយើង ឡានរបស់ពួកយើង (Our car)
Formal Object + របស់ + លោក/អ្នក សៀវភៅរបស់លោក (Your book - formal)
Abstract Concept + របស់ + Owner គំនិតរបស់គាត់ (His idea)

Formalitätsspektrum

Formell
សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ (General)

Neutral
សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ (General)

Informell
សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ (General)

Umgangssprache
សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ (General)

Possession Flow

របស់ (Robors)

Objects

  • ឡាន car

People

  • មិត្ត friend

Abstract

  • គំនិត idea

Beispiele nach Niveau

1

នេះគឺជាសៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ។

This is my book.

2

តើនេះជាឡានរបស់គាត់មែនទេ?

Is this his car?

3

កាបូបរបស់នាងនៅទីនេះ។

Her bag is here.

4

នេះគឺជាផ្ទះរបស់ពួកយើង។

This is our house.

1

តើនេះជាទូរស័ព្ទរបស់នរណា?

Whose phone is this?

2

មិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺជាគ្រូបង្រៀន។

My friend is a teacher.

3

កូនរបស់គាត់រៀននៅសាលានេះ។

His child studies at this school.

4

អាហាររបស់ខ្ញុំឆ្ងាញ់ណាស់។

My food is very delicious.

1

គំនិតរបស់គាត់មានប្រយោជន៍ខ្លាំងណាស់។

His idea is very useful.

2

ការងាររបស់ខ្ញុំទាមទារការផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍។

My work requires focus.

3

ក្តីស្រលាញ់របស់នាងចំពោះគ្រួសារគឺធំធេង។

Her love for her family is immense.

4

នេះគឺជាការសម្រេចចិត្តរបស់ក្រុមយើង។

This is our team's decision.

1

សិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋត្រូវបានការពារដោយច្បាប់។

The rights of citizens are protected by law.

2

ការទទួលខុសត្រូវរបស់គាត់គឺធំធេងណាស់។

His responsibility is very large.

3

លទ្ធផលរបស់ការសិក្សានេះបង្ហាញពីភាពជោគជ័យ។

The results of this study show success.

4

អត្ថបទរបស់គាត់ត្រូវបានបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ។

His article was published.

1

ការវិភាគរបស់នាងអំពីបញ្ហានេះមានភាពស៊ីជម្រៅ។

Her analysis of this issue is profound.

2

ទស្សនៈរបស់គាត់ផ្ទុយពីការពិត។

His perspective contradicts the truth.

3

កេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះរបស់ក្រុមហ៊ុននេះត្រូវបានបំផ្លាញ។

The reputation of this company was destroyed.

4

សកម្មភាពរបស់ពួកគេមិនអាចទទួលយកបានទេ។

Their actions are unacceptable.

1

មរតករបស់បុព្វបុរសយើងគឺមានតម្លៃមិនអាចកាត់ថ្លៃបាន។

The legacy of our ancestors is priceless.

2

ការបកស្រាយរបស់គាត់អំពីអត្ថបទបុរាណនេះគឺប្លែក។

His interpretation of this ancient text is unique.

3

ឥទ្ធិពលរបស់នយោបាយនេះមានទំហំធំធេង។

The influence of this policy is immense.

4

ការតស៊ូរបស់ពួកគេដើម្បីសេរីភាពគឺគួរឱ្យកោតសរសើរ។

Their struggle for freedom is admirable.

Leicht verwechselbar

Possessive Marker 'Robors' vs. Compound Nouns

Learners think 'School Car' (School Bus) needs 'robors'.

Possessive Marker 'Robors' vs. Location Markers

Confusing 'robors' with 'at' (នៅ).

Possessive Marker 'Robors' vs. Adjectives

Trying to use 'robors' for descriptions.

Häufige Fehler

ខ្ញុំរបស់សៀវភៅ

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

Owner cannot come before the object.

សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

Missing the particle makes it sound unnatural.

របស់សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

Particle must be between object and owner.

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំទេ

មិនមែនសៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំទេ

Negation goes at the start.

ឡានរបស់នរណា

ឡានរបស់នរណា?

Missing question mark/intonation.

មិត្តរបស់គាត់ស្រី

មិត្តស្រីរបស់គាត់

Possessive particle placement.

របស់ខ្ញុំផ្ទះ

ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ

Word order error.

គំនិតរបស់គាត់ល្អ

គំនិតរបស់គាត់គឺល្អ

Missing copula in formal speech.

ការងាររបស់ខ្ញុំធ្វើ

ការងាររបស់ខ្ញុំ

Adding unnecessary verbs.

ក្តីស្រលាញ់របស់នាង

ក្តីស្រលាញ់របស់នាងចំពោះខ្ញុំ

Missing preposition for context.

សិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋការពារ

សិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋត្រូវបានការពារ

Passive voice missing.

មរតករបស់បុព្វបុរស

មរតករបស់បុព្វបុរសយើង

Missing possessive pronoun.

Satzmuster

នេះគឺជា ___ របស់ខ្ញុំ។

តើនេះជា ___ របស់នរណា?

___ របស់គាត់គឺមានប្រយោជន៍។

___ របស់ពួកយើងត្រូវបានការពារ។

Real World Usage

Texting constant

ទូរស័ព្ទរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅឯណា?

Social Media very common

រូបថតរបស់ខ្ញុំថ្មីៗនេះ។

Job Interview common

បទពិសោធន៍របស់ខ្ញុំគឺ...

Travel common

នេះគឺជាកាបូបរបស់ខ្ញុំ។

Food Delivery occasional

ការកុម្ម៉ង់របស់ខ្ញុំនៅទីណា?

Classroom constant

សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅផ្ទះ។

💡

Keep it simple

Don't overthink the grammar. Just remember: Object + Robors + Owner.
⚠️

Watch the order

Always put the object first. If you put the owner first, it will sound like you are saying 'Me, the book'.
🎯

Use it for people too

You can use 'robors' for friends and family, not just things.
💬

Be polite

In formal settings, use 'robors' with respectful pronouns like 'lok' (sir/mister).

Smart Tips

Always insert 'robors' between the thing and 'khnom'.

សៀវភៅខ្ញុំ សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ

Put 'norea' at the end of the possessive structure.

នរណាសៀវភៅ? សៀវភៅរបស់នរណា?

Don't be afraid to use 'robors' for ideas or feelings.

គំនិតគាត់ គំនិតរបស់គាត់

Ensure 'robors' is used to avoid ambiguity.

ការងារខ្ញុំ ការងាររបស់ខ្ញុំ

Aussprache

raw-bawrs

Robors

The 'o' sounds like 'aw' in 'saw'.

Question

ផ្ទះរបស់នរណា? ↑

Rising intonation at the end for questions.

Einprägen

Eselsbrücke

Think of 'Robors' as a 'Robo-arm' that reaches out to grab the owner and attach them to the object.

Visuelle Assoziation

Imagine a giant robot arm (Robors) connecting a backpack to a student. The arm is the bridge.

Rhyme

To show what is yours, use 'robors' in the middle, it's the key to the riddle.

Story

Sok has a pen. He puts the pen on the table. He says 'Pen' + 'Robors' + 'Sok'. Now everyone knows it is his.

Word Web

របស់ខ្ញុំគាត់នាងពួកយើងនរណា

Herausforderung

Label 5 items in your room with sticky notes using the 'Object + របស់ + ខ្ញុំ' format.

Kulturelle Hinweise

Possession is often shared in communal living; 'our' is used more than 'my'.

In royal contexts, different pronouns are used with 'robors'.

Using 'robors' shows clear accountability in professional settings.

The word 'robors' is a native Khmer construction derived from the combination of 'ro' (thing) and 'bors' (belonging).

Gesprächseinstiege

តើនេះជាសៀវភៅរបស់នរណា?

តើឡាននេះជាឡានរបស់គាត់មែនទេ?

តើការងាររបស់នាងមានអ្វីខ្លះ?

តើអ្នកយល់យ៉ាងណាចំពោះគំនិតរបស់គាត់?

Tagebuch-Impulse

Write about 3 things you own.
Describe your family members and their belongings.
Write about your work or study goals.
Discuss a social issue and whose responsibility it is.

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

សៀវភៅ ___ ខ្ញុំ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: របស់
Robors is the possessive marker.
Choose the correct sentence. Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ឡានរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Object + Robors + Owner.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

ខ្ញុំរបស់សៀវភៅ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Correct order is Object + Robors + Owner.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Object + Robors + Owner.
Translate to Khmer. Übersetzung

His car

Answer starts with: ឡាន...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ឡានរបស់គាត់
His = គាត់.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: តើនេះជាប៊ិចរបស់នរណា? B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ប៊ិចរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Answering 'whose' requires a possessive.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Object: មិត្ត, Owner: នាង

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: មិត្តរបស់នាង
Object + Robors + Owner.
Match the phrase. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ
House = ផ្ទះ.

Score: /8

Ubungsaufgaben

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

សៀវភៅ ___ ខ្ញុំ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: របស់
Robors is the possessive marker.
Choose the correct sentence. Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ឡានរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Object + Robors + Owner.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

ខ្ញុំរបស់សៀវភៅ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: សៀវភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Correct order is Object + Robors + Owner.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

របស់ / ខ្ញុំ / ផ្ទះ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Object + Robors + Owner.
Translate to Khmer. Übersetzung

His car

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ឡានរបស់គាត់
His = គាត់.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: តើនេះជាប៊ិចរបស់នរណា? B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ប៊ិចរបស់ខ្ញុំ
Answering 'whose' requires a possessive.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Object: មិត្ត, Owner: នាង

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: មិត្តរបស់នាង
Object + Robors + Owner.
Match the phrase. Match Pairs

My house

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ផ្ទះរបស់ខ្ញុំ
House = ផ្ទះ.

Score: /8

FAQ (8)

In very casual speech, sometimes, but it's better to use it for clarity.

No, it is the same for singular and plural.

Usually not; body parts are often linked directly to the person.

You just list them or use 'and' (និង).

It is neutral and used in all registers.

No, use other markers for time.

Practice the formula: Object + Robors + Owner.

Yes, very similar in function.

Scaffolded Practice

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

Spanish moderate

de

Spanish 'de' is a preposition; Khmer 'robors' is a particle.

French moderate

de

French 'de' contracts with articles; Khmer 'robors' does not.

German low

Genitive case

German changes the noun; Khmer does not.

Japanese high

no

Japanese 'no' is a suffix; Khmer 'robors' is a standalone word.

Arabic low

Idafa

Arabic relies on noun-noun proximity; Khmer uses an explicit particle.

Chinese high

de

Chinese 'de' is a clitic; Khmer 'robors' is a full word.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

Related Grammar Rules

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