Mandative Subjunctive and Formal Recommendations

What you’ll learn

Use base forms after demands and recommendations.

ប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទដើមក្នុងសំណើផ្លូវការក្រោយ that។

Meaning and use

In formal mandative clauses, verbs such as recommend, insist, and demand can be followed by that + subject + base verb, even with he or she. Be remains be, and negatives use not without do. Should + base is another common pattern, especially in British English. Insist can also assert a fact, where ordinary tense forms are appropriate.

ក្នុងឃ្លាផ្លូវការបង្ហាញសំណើ ឬតម្រូវការ អាចប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទដើមក្រោយ that ទោះប្រធានជា he/she ក៏ដោយ។ Be នៅតែជា be ហើយបដិសេធប្រើ not មិនប្រើ do។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Mandative base form	They recommend that she attend.
Negative and alternative	They ask that he not leave. / They recommend that she should attend.

Examples

1. The committee recommended that she be appointed.

   គណៈកម្មាធិការបានណែនាំឱ្យតែងតាំងនាង។

2. I suggest that he arrive early.

   ខ្ញុំស្នើឱ្យគាត់មកដល់មុន។

3. They demanded that the fee be refunded.

   ពួកគេបានទាមទារឱ្យសងថ្លៃវិញ។

4. We request that visitors not enter this area.

   យើងស្នើឱ្យភ្ញៀវកុំចូលតំបន់នេះ។

Everyday conversation

Dara: What did the panel recommend?

Maly: They recommended that the application be reviewed again.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
They demanded that he was be released.	They demanded that he be released.	The mandative passive uses base be + participle.
We request that she does not to enter.	We request that she not enter.	The negative subjunctive uses not + base verb.

Practice

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

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Use the mandative base form: They recommend that she ___ (apply).
2. Make negative: They requested that he attend.
3. Give a should alternative: I suggest that she wait.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. apply

   The subjunctive does not add third-person -s.

2. They requested that he not attend.

   Place not before the base verb.

3. I suggest that she should wait.

   Should + base is a common alternative; ordinary indicative patterns also occur in some contexts.

Quick recap

• Mandative base form: They recommend that she attend.
• Negative and alternative: They ask that he not leave. / They recommend that she should attend.