How to Say "correct" in Khmer — ត្រូវ (trov)

Meaningcorrect

Part of speechadjective

Usage notes

Use ត្រូវ to agree or confirm correctness, as in ត្រូវហើយ (trov haey) meaning 'that's right'. It also functions as a modal verb meaning 'must' (e.g., ត្រូវធ្វើ = must do). In Cambodian conversation, it is a polite and direct way to affirm someone's statement.

Example sentence

ចម្លើយនេះត្រូវ

This answer is correct.

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