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ទេតើ
Or Not
ទេតើ
Transliteration
dé daeu
B1
IPA
/teː taə/
GD
te taeu
ទេតើ Meaning in English
Instead
Rather
Or Not
Definitions
instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)
Headley
Used at the end of the sentence as an interjection. Similar to: ឬទេ
Brevig
(
និ.
) និបាតសព្ទប្រាប់សេចក្ដីបញ្ជាក់ដែលផ្ទុយគ្នាពីដំណើរផ្សេង : អ្នកថាសម្បុរខៀវនោះមិនត្រូវទេ, បៃតងទេតើ ! (
ព. សា.
អ៊ីតើ ឬ ឯតើ : ឯណេះអ៊ីតើ ! ខុសឯតើ !) ។
ម. ព.
តើ ១
និ.
ផង ។
Chuon Nath
Stems
ទេ
No
<h2>ទេ / No</h2> <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>
តើ
Do
<h2>តើ / Do</h2> <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>
Possible Synonyms
គឺ
Is
<h2>គឺ / Is</h2> <div class="badge level3">B1</div><br>
ដូចជា
like
<h2>ដូចជា / like</h2> <div class="badge level3">B1</div><br>
ដែរ
Likewise
<h2>ដែរ / Likewise</h2> <div class="badge level4">B1</div><br>
វិញ
Backwards
<h2>វិញ / Backwards</h2> <div class="badge level4">B1</div><br>
បន្តិច
Bit
<h2>បន្តិច / Bit</h2> <div class="badge level5">B1</div><br>
ឬទេ
Or Not
<h2>ឬទេ / Or Not</h2> <div class="badge level6">B1</div><br>
ទៅវិញ
Return
<h2>ទៅវិញ / Return</h2> <div class="badge level6">B1</div><br>
ល្មម
Enough/Sufficient
<h2>ល្មម / Enough/Sufficient</h2> <div class="badge level7">B1</div><br>
សូវ
Rather
<h2>សូវ / Rather</h2> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br>
បែរជា
Instead
<h2>បែរជា / Instead</h2> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br>
វឹង
Again
<h2>វឹង / Again</h2> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br>
គួរសម
Courteous
<h2>គួរសម / Courteous</h2> <div class="badge level9">B1</div><br>
ជួស
Substitute
<h2>ជួស / Substitute</h2> <div class="badge level9">B1</div><br>
លេខមួយ
Number One
<h2>លេខមួយ / Number One</h2> <div class="badge level12">B1</div><br>
ឆ្កយ
Stiffly
<h2>ឆ្កយ / Stiffly</h2> <div class="badge level0">B1</div><br>
Sentences with ទេតើ
<h2>ជួសជុល / Repair</h2> <b>0/1929</b> <div class="badge level6">A2</div><br> to repair, fix, mend, renovate<br> ជួស,ជុល
ជួសជុល
juŏh jŭl
Repair
<h2>របស់ / Belonging To</h2> <b>0/11</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth<br><br>
របស់
rɔ̆bɑ̆h
Belonging To
<h2>នៅ / At</h2> <b>13/3</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម) <br><br>
នៅ
nŏu
At
<h2>ស្អាត / Beautiful</h2> <b>904/597</b> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to be clean, nice, neat; pure, chaste; smart (of someone's appearance); nice-looking, beautiful<br>
ស្អាត
s'ad
Beautiful
<h2>ទេតើ / Or Not</h2> <b>0/11074</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)<br> ទេ,តើ
ទេតើ
dé daeu
Or Not
<h2>ចង់ / To Want</h2> <b>0/118</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> to want / wish / desire (to do something)<br><br>
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
<h2>បោះចោល / Discard</h2> <b>0/5210</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> to throw away, abandon<br> បោះ,ចោល
បោះចោល
baôh jaôl
Discard
<h2>យ៉ាងម៉េច / How</h2> <b>0/2966</b> <div class="badge level7">A2 - Advanced</div><br> how, why, in what way, in any way; however<br> យ៉ាង,ម៉េច
យ៉ាងម៉េច
yang meij
How
These items are perfectly clean. Why would you throw them away?
<h2>តែ / But</h2> <b>561/20</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> but, however; if (3) particle used to derive pre-verbal particles and conjunctions<br><br>
តែ
dae
But
<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>តិច / Little/Few</h2> <b>474/409</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less.<br><br>
តិច
dĕj
Little/Few
<h2>ទេតើ / Or Not</h2> <b>0/11074</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)<br> ទេ,តើ
ទេតើ
dé daeu
Or Not
<h2>ភ្ញៀវ / Guest</h2> <b>0/213</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> guest, visitor; client (esp. of a prostitute)<br>
ភ្ញៀវ
pnyiĕw
Guest
<h2>ខាង / Side</h2> <b>0/95</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> side; direction; part<br><br>
ខាង
kang
Side
<h2>ណា / Where</h2> <b>0/80</b> <div class="badge level1">Essential</div><br> (in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere<br><br>
ណា
na
Where
But ask less, which side is the guest?
<h2>ពេលថ្ងៃ / Daytime</h2> <b>0/4923</b> <div class="badge level5">A1 - Advanced</div><br> (in the) daytime<br> ពេល,ថ្ងៃ
ពេលថ្ងៃ
bél tngai
Daytime
<h2>ចេញ / Leave</h2> <b>37/106</b> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> to go out, leave, emerge, exit; to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication); to emit, utter.<br><br>
ចេញ
jein
Leave
<h2>ឆ្នោត / Lottery/Ballot</h2> <b>0/816</b> <div class="badge level9">B1 - Advanced</div><br> lottery, drawing; lottery ticket; vote, ballot; voting; lot, chance; anonymous letter<br>
ឆ្នោត
chnaôd
Lottery/Ballot
<h2>មកដល់ហើយ / Arrived</h2> <b>0/0</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> <br> មកដល់,ហើយ
មកដល់ហើយ
mɔg dɑ̆l haeuy
Arrived
<h2>ទេតើ / Or Not</h2> <b>0/11074</b> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)<br> ទេ,តើ
ទេតើ
dé daeu
Or Not
Is the day of the lottery coming?
Search
instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)
Used at the end of the sentence as an interjection. Similar to: ឬទេ
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