Tense



Related forms — noun: tenseness — adjective: tense — adverb: tensely
noun
1.
(1. Any one of the inflected forms in the conjugation of a verb that indicates the time, such as past, present, or future, as well as the continuance or completion of the action or state. 2. A set of tense forms indicating a particular time: the future tense) កាលៈ
adjective
1.
តានតឹង, តឹងតែង
2.
(វេយ្យាករណ៍) (Form of verb which indicates time of action) ដែលតឹង, ដែលមានការតឹងតែងក្នុងខ្លួនដ៏តឹងតែង, ដ៏លំបាក, ដែលមានសំឡេងតឹង
Example: 'had' is the past tense of 'has'. 'Will go' is the future tense of 'go'. 'fell' is the past tense of fall, the perfect (imperfect) tense.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) ឡើងតឹង
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (To make or become tense) ធ្វើអោយតឹង
3.
ធ្វើអោយតឹង, តានតឹង
  • present tense
    - នៃបច្ចុប្បន្នកាល, នៃវត្ដមានកាល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
adjective
1.
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.