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ដើម្បីអ្វី
For what
ដើម្បីអ្វី
Transliteration
daeumbei 'wi
C1
IPA
/ɗaəmpəj ʔʋiː/
GD
daeumpei 'vi
ដើម្បីអ្វី Meaning in English
For what
For What
Why
Definitions
for what, why
Headley
Stems
ដើម្បី
To
<h2>ដើម្បី / To</h2> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> in order to, so that.<br>
អ្វី
What
<h2>អ្វី / What</h2> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> what? (in an interrogative clause); something (in a declarative clause); anything (in an indefinite context); nothing (in a negative clause); anything at all (in an emphatic context); nothing at all (in a negative emphatic clause)<br>
Possible Synonyms
ជាហេតុ
Therefore
<h2>ជាហេតុ / Therefore</h2> <div class="badge level10">C1</div><br>
ម៉េចចឹង
Why
<h2>ម៉េចចឹង / Why</h2> <div class="badge level8">C1</div><br>
អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ
Why
<h2>អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ / Why</h2> <div class="badge level0">C1</div><br>
មកល
Why
<h2>មកល / Why</h2> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br>
ម្តេចក៏
Why
<h2>ម្តេចក៏ / Why</h2> <div class="badge level11">C1</div><br>
ម្តេច
Why
<h2>ម្តេច / Why</h2> <div class="badge level7">C1</div><br>
ហេតុម៉េច
Why
<h2>ហេតុម៉េច / Why</h2> <div class="badge level0">C1</div><br>
យ៉ាងម៉េច
How
<h2>យ៉ាងម៉េច / How</h2> <div class="badge level7">C1</div><br>
ម៉េចក៏
How Come
<h2>ម៉េចក៏ / How Come</h2> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br>
ដ្បិតអី
For what
<h2>ដ្បិតអី / For what</h2> <div class="badge level0">C1</div><br>
ដូចម្តេច
How/Whatever/Whereto
<h2>ដូចម្តេច / How/Whatever/Whereto</h2> <div class="badge level11">C1</div><br>
ម៉េច
What?
<h2>ម៉េច / What?</h2> <div class="badge level7">C1</div><br>
ហេតុអ្វី
Why
<h2>ហេតុអ្វី / Why</h2> <div class="badge level4">C1</div><br>
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Why
<h2>ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why</h2> <div class="badge level4">C1</div><br>
ថ្វី
Why
<h2>ថ្វី / Why</h2> <div class="badge level7">C1</div><br>
ហេតុ
Reason
<h2>ហេតុ / Reason</h2> <div class="badge level5">C1</div><br>
ត្បិតអី
For what
<h2>ត្បិតអី / For what</h2> <div class="badge level0">C1</div><br>
Sentences with ដើម្បីអ្វី
<h2>ស្លាប់ / Die</h2> <b>843/313</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to die.<br><br>
ស្លាប់
sloăb
Die
<h2>ដឹង / Know</h2> <b>189/61</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to know (a fact), be aware of, be familiar with; to understand, comprehend; to notice; to recognize; to accomplish, put into practice<br><br>
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
Death knows why?
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>យើង / Us/Our</h2> <b>35/38</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my<br>
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
<h2>រៀបការ / Marry</h2> <b>0/1228</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to get married; to marry off, to arrange a wedding<br> រៀប,ការ
រៀបការ
riĕb ga
Marry
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
What do we get married for?
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>សាង / Build</h2> <b>0/575</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> to build, construct, erect, create; to perform (esp. some good work)<br><br>
សាង
sang
Build
<h2>ឡើង / Ascend</h2> <b>683/52</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to go up, ascend; (of aircraft) to take off; to rise, get up; to climb; to get on / board (a means of transport); to go upstream; to ferment, rise (of dough); to increase.<br><br>
ឡើង
laeung
Ascend
<h2>មក / Come</h2> <b>180/39</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to come (toward the speaker in space or time); to come to / towards (often used as a <pos>fp</pos> indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present).<br><br>
មក
môg
Come
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
What is it built for?
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>ចាប់ផ្តើមឡើង / Boot</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> <br> ចាប់ផ្តើម,ឡើង
ចាប់ផ្តើមឡើង
jabpdaeum laeung
Boot
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
What to start up for
<h2>ខំ / Try Hard</h2> <b>0/1167</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to<br>
ខំ
kâm
Try Hard
<h2>ទាំងយប់ / All night</h2> <b>0/4925</b> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> <br> ទាំង,យប់
ទាំងយប់
deăng yôb
All night
<h2>ទាំង / Either</h2> <b>0/54</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> including, together / complete with<br><br>
ទាំង
deăng
Either
<h2>ថ្ងៃ / Day</h2> <b>177/49</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> day, daytime; daylight<br><br>
ថ្ងៃ
tngai
Day
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
<h2>គឺ / Is</h2> <b>24/31</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be (equal to); as follows; namely.<br><br>
គឺ
gœ
Is
<h2>ខំ / Try Hard</h2> <b>0/1167</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to<br>
ខំ
kâm
Try Hard
<h2>ដើម្បី / To</h2> <b>31/37</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> in order to, so that.<br><br>
ដើម្បី
daeumbei
To
<h2>តែ / But</h2> <b>561/20</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> only, just<br><br>
តែ
dê
But
<h2>ថ្លៃ / Price/Expensive</h2> <b>0/386</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be expensive, dear, valuable; beloved<br><br>
ថ្លៃ
tlai
Price/Expensive
<h2>មួយ / One/An</h2> <b>48/14</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> one<br><br>
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
<h2>ទេ / No</h2> <b>0/42</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> phrase final negative marker; usually occurs in conjunction with one of the preverbal negative particles មិន, ពុំ, អត់, ឥត or combinations of these particles with other preverbal particles, e.g. មិនដែល់ <pos>i</pos> no<br><br>
ទេ
dé
No
Strive day and night, why? Is trying for a price
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
ៗៗ
<h2>ទៅ / Go</h2> <b>0/19</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to go (away from the speaker in space or time); to go to / towards; go on, continue, advance; go away.<br><br>
ទៅ
dŏu
Go
For everything
♫
<h2>ប្រាប់ / Tell</h2> <b>50/137</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out<br>
ប្រាប់
brab
Tell
<h2>មក / Come</h2> <b>180/39</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to come (toward the speaker in space or time); to come to / towards (often used as a <pos>fp</pos> indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present).<br><br>
មក
môg
Come
<h2>អូន / Dear</h2> <b>0/2495</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)<br><br>
អូន
'n
Dear
<h2>បោកប្រាស់ / Wangle</h2> <b>0/3940</b> <div class="badge level9">B1 - Advanced</div><br> to slam, throw violently<br><br> បោក,ប្រាស់
បោកប្រាស់
baôg brah
Wangle
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bâng
Elder
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
? ♫
♫ TELL ME PLEASE! CHEATING ON ME FOR WHAT? ♫
<h2>ធ្លាប់ / Used To</h2> <b>0/255</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to become accustomed to / familiar with, to be used to; to have the habit / custom of; marker of continuous action in the past<br>
ធ្លាប់
tloăb
Used To
<h2>សួរ / Ask</h2> <b>79/740</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet<br><br>
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
<h2>ខ្លួនឯង / Oneself</h2> <b>0/670</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> personally, on one's own, by oneself; itself, oneself; you / your (intimate 2nd pers. sg. pronoun)<br> ខ្លួន,ឯង
ខ្លួនឯង
kluŏn êng
Oneself
<h2>កើតមក / To Be Born</h2> <b>0/5024</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> to be born, come into existence<br> កើត,មក
កើតមក
gaeud môg
To Be Born
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
Ever asked yourself why you were born?
<h2>ចុះ / Descend</h2> <b>196/157</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount; get off / out of; to go downstream; (of rain) to fall; (of fog / mist) to appear; to flow, run; to decrease, diminish; to submit, give up, comply.<br><br>
ចុះ
jŏh
Descend
<h2>គោលបំណង / Purpose</h2> <b>0/1219</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> intention, purpose, objective, goal, aspiration<br> គោល,បំណង
គោលបំណង
goŭl bâmnâng
Purpose
<h2>អូន / Dear</h2> <b>0/2495</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)<br><br>
អូន
'n
Dear
<h2>រាល់ថ្ងៃ / Every day</h2> <b>0/2608</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> every day<br> រាល់,ថ្ងៃ
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
roăl tngai
Every day
<h2>ស្រលាញ់ / Love</h2> <b>0/9667</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> p to like, to love<br>
ស្រលាញ់
srôloăn
Love
<h2>រូប / Picture</h2> <b>0/83</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> form, shape, image, figure; representation, picture, photograph; statue<br><br>
រូប
rub
Picture
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bâng
Elder
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
What is your purpose every day, why do you love me?
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bâng
Elder
<h2>ដេក / Recline</h2> <b>0/1294</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest<br>
ដេក
dég
Recline
<h2>គិត / Think</h2> <b>133/200</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to think; to realize; to conceive of; to calculate, figure; to charge for.<br><br>
គិត
gĭd
Think
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bâng
Elder
<h2>ដេក / Recline</h2> <b>0/1294</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest<br>
ដេក
dég
Recline
<h2>យំ / Cry</h2> <b>409/2653</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> to weep, cry; to sing (of birds); to chirp (of crickets)<br>
យំ
yum
Cry
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>ពេលនេះ / Now</h2> <b>0/515</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> at this time, at present, now<br> ពេល,នេះ
ពេលនេះ
bél néh
Now
<h2>បង / Elder</h2> <b>0/555</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> elder sibling.<br><br>
បង
bâng
Elder
<h2>រស់ / To Live</h2> <b>0/368</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to be alive.<br><br>
រស់
rôh
To Live
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
You sleep thinking, you sleep crying, what are you living for now?
<h2>ជីវិត / Life</h2> <b>248/314</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> life; spirit; lifetime; age, existence, living.<br>
ជីវិត
jiwĭd
Life
<h2>ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My</h2> <b>2/28</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> I / me / my ; <dialect>Surin</dialect> I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)<br><br>
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
<h2>ពេលនេះ / Now</h2> <b>0/515</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> at this time, at present, now<br> ពេល,នេះ
ពេលនេះ
bél néh
Now
<h2>មិន / Not</h2> <b>51/18</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))<br><br>
មិន
mĭn
Not
<h2>ដឹង / Know</h2> <b>189/61</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to know (a fact), be aware of, be familiar with; to understand, comprehend; to notice; to recognize; to accomplish, put into practice<br><br>
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
<h2>ថា / That/Say</h2> <b>4/9</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)<br>
ថា
ta
That/Say
<h2>រស់ / To Live</h2> <b>0/368</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to be alive.<br><br>
រស់
rôh
To Live
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
My life now does not know what to live for?
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <b>0/102</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'<br><br>
តើ
daeu
Do
<h2>ដី / Land</h2> <b>738/152</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> earth, land, soil, ground; territory.<br>
ដី
dei
Land
<h2>ដែល / That</h2> <b>776/5</b> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that<br><br>
ដែល
dêl
That
<h2>ខ្លួន / Body/Self</h2> <b>0/46</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> body, soul, heart; (one)self<br><br>
ខ្លួន
kluŏn
Body/Self
<h2>ចង់ / To Want</h2> <b>0/118</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to want / wish / desire (to do something)<br><br>
ចង់
jâng
To Want
<h2>វិនិយោគ / Investment</h2> <b>0/190</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> (business) investments<br>
វិនិយោគ
vĭnĭyoŭg
Investment
<h2>គឺ / Is</h2> <b>24/31</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be (equal to); as follows; namely.<br><br>
គឺ
gœ
Is
<h2>វិនិយោគ / Investment</h2> <b>0/190</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> (business) investments<br>
វិនិយោគ
vĭnĭyoŭg
Investment
<h2>ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what</h2> <b>0/9447</b> <div class="badge level12">C1</div><br> for what, why<br> ដើម្បី,អ្វី
ដើម្បីអ្វី
daeumbei 'wi
For what
?
What is the land you want to invest in?
Search
for what, why
