Object Pronouns: Me, You, Him, Her…

What you’ll learn

Choose object pronouns after verbs and prepositions.

ជ្រើសរើស object pronouns នៅក្រោយកិរិយាសព្ទ និងធ្នាក់។

Meaning and use

Object pronouns include me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Use them for the object of a verb or after a preposition such as with, to, or for. Compare I help Dara with Dara helps me. The person is the same, but the pronoun changes because the job changes. You and it have the same form as subject and object pronouns.

Object pronouns ប្រើជាកម្មបទរបស់កិរិយាសព្ទ ឬនៅក្រោយធ្នាក់ ដូចជា with និង for។ ប្រៀបធៀប I help Dara និង Dara helps me៖ ពេលតួនាទីរបស់ពាក្យផ្លាស់ប្តូរ ទម្រង់ pronoun ក៏អាចផ្លាស់ប្តូរដែរ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Subject → object	I → me; he → him; she → her
Subject → object	we → us; they → them
Same subject and object form	you → you; it → it
After a verb	Please help me.
After a preposition	Come with us.

Examples

1. Please help me.

   សូមជួយខ្ញុំផង។

2. I know her.

   ខ្ញុំស្គាល់នាង។

3. This gift is for you.

   អំណោយនេះសម្រាប់អ្នក។

4. Come with us.

   មកជាមួយយើង។

Everyday conversation

Maly: Can you help me?

Dara: Of course.

Maly: This book is for you.

Dara: Thank you!

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
Please help I.	Please help me.	After help, use the object pronoun me.
Come with we.	Come with us.	After the preposition with, use us.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: Dara helps ___ . (I / me)
2. Complete: These gifts are for ___ . (they / them)
3. Replace my friends: I see my friends.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. me

   The pronoun is the object of helps.

2. them

   Use the object form after for.

3. I see them.

   Them replaces a plural object.

Quick recap

• Use object pronouns after verbs when they are objects.
• Use object pronouns after prepositions.
• Learn pairs such as I/me and they/them together.