Khmer Dictionary: ទេតើ
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ទេតើ
[tee taə]
final particle marking an emphatic clause that is in contrast to whatever clause precedes it
Eg. ខ្ញុំមិនបានបកប្រែឃ្លានោះទេគឺលោកទេតើ!: I didn't translate that sentence; you were the one who did! -
ទេតើ
[tee taə]
instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)
Eg. អ្នកដែលធ្វើម្ហូបនោះមិនមែនខ្ញុំទេ គឺម្តាយខ្ញុំទេតើជាអ្នកធ្វើ: The one who prepared that food was not me, rather it was my mother who did it.