ບົດຮຽນ ໑໑ · MODULE C
ກິລິຍາຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ
Serial verbs — chaining actions
ເນື້ອໃນທີ່ຂຽນຂຶ້ນ · Authored content
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Serial verb construction is a defining feature of Lao syntax. Multiple verbs follow each other directly to express purpose, direction, or result.
For example: ໄປຊື້ເຄື່ອງ (go + buy + things = go shopping), ແລ່ນມາ (run + come = run toward speaker), ຊອກເຫັນ (search + see = find).
ໂຄງສ້າງ · The three slots
ຂ້ອຍ
khoi
I
ປະທານ
subject
ໄປ ຊື້
pai sue
go buy
ກິລິຍາຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ
verb
ເຄື່ອງ
khueang
goods
ກຳ
object
Verbs sequence naturally without "to" or "and".POS reference →
ການປ່ຽນຮູບ · One sentence, four jobs
Only the highlighted token moves or appears. The three original words never change — no conjugation, no agreement, no tense on the verb.
ຈຸດປະສົງ
sequential purpose
ຂ້ອຍ ໄປ ຊື້ ເຄື່ອງ
khoi pai sue khueang — I go shopping (go buy goods)
ທິດທາງ
directional motion
ລາວ ແລ່ນ ມາ
lao laen ma — He runs toward here
ຜົນໄດ້ຮັບ
resultative action
ຂ້ອຍ ຊອກ ເຫັນ ແລ້ວ
khoi sok hen laeo — I have found it (searched and seen)
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