Editing Khmer language (section)

====Basic constituent order====
When combining these noun and verb phrases into a sentence the order is typically SVO:

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|/kʰɲom ʔaoj ceik muəj cɑmnuən/
|I give banana one bunch[CLF]
|SBJ VERB OBJ {} {}
|'I gave a bunch of bananas.'
}}

When both a [[direct object]] and [[indirect object]] are present without any grammatical markers, the preferred order is SV(DO)(IO). In such a case, if the direct object phrase contains multiple components, the indirect object immediately follows the noun of the direct object phrase and the direct object's modifiers follow the indirect object:

{{interlinear|lang=km|indent=2|glossing2=yes|glossing3=yes
|/kʰɲom ʔaoj ceik cruːk muəj cɑmnuən/
|I give banana pig one bunch[CLF]
|SBJ VERB DO IO {} {}
|'I gave the pig a bunch of bananas.'<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|207}}
}}

This ordering of objects can be changed and the meaning clarified with the inclusion of particles. The word {{IPA|/dɑl/}}, which normally means "to arrive" or "towards", can be used as a preposition meaning "to":

{{interlinear|lang=km|indent=2
|/kʰɲom ʔaoj ceik muəj cɑmnuən dɑl cruːk/
|I give banana one bunch[CLF] toward pig
|'I gave a bunch of bananas to the pigs.'<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|207}}
}}

Alternatively, the indirect object could precede the direct object if the object-marking preposition {{IPA|/nəw/}} were used:

{{interlinear|lang=km|indent=2
|/kʰɲom ʔaoj cruːk nəw ceik muəj cɑmnuən/
|I give pig OM banana one bunch[CLF]
|'I gave the pig a bunch of bananas.'<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|207}}
}}

However, in spoken discourse OSV is possible when emphasizing the object in a [[topic–comment]]-like structure.<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|211}}

{{interlinear|lang=km|indent=2
|/tuːk muəj kɔŋ pram ʔɑŋ/
|boat one {to sit} five monk[CLF]
|'In a boat sit five monks.'<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|148}}
}}

{{interlinear|lang=km|indent=2
|/ʋɪʔciə cao luəc mɨn baːn/
|science thief {to steal} NEG COMPL
|'Science, a thief can not steal.'<ref name=Haiman />{{rp|211}}
}}