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

Meaningmust

Part of speechverb

Usage notes

Use ត្រូវ after a subject to express obligation, like the English 'must' (e.g., ខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅ). It can also function as an adjective meaning 'correct', but the primary learner use is for the modal sense of necessity.

Example sentence

ខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅសាលា។

I must go to school.

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