B1 · Intermediário Capítulo 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.

O que você vai aprender

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.

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Keep it simple

Don't overcomplicate your clauses. Keep them short and clear.
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Vocabulário-chave (6)

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

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Review Summary

  • Noun + ដែល (dael) + Clause/Verb

Erros comuns

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)
Correto: 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)
Correto: 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...)
Correto: 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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Prática rápida (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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Score: /3

Perguntas comuns (2)

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