Verbs
Khmer verbs do not have conjugation to show tenses like past, present and future. The listener has to go off of context and sometimes classifiers. Howie is one of these aforementioned classifiers.
“Kynum tov psaa howie,” which means I went to the market already. Thus making this past tense.
kərija:sab
To be
ciə
To go
tɨɰ
To come
mao
To eat
ɲam
To teach
bɑŋriən
To study
riən
To work
tʋə:ka:
To ask
suə
To answer
chlaəj
To speak
ni:jiəj
To read
ʔa:n
To write
sɑ:se
To look
mə:l
To listen
sdab
To count
roəb
To remember
cam
To forget
phlɛc
To tell
brab
To like
cəʋlcət
To give
ʔaoj
To take
jɔ:
To buy
təɲ
To sell
luək