Sinhala Verbs (4): Past Tense Flashcards
go
yanəva
come
enəva
eat
kanəva
drink
bonəva
give
denəva
take, buy
gannəva
say, tell
kiyənəva
write
liyənəva
do
karənəva
be, live, have (living things)
innəva
be, have (non-living things)
tiyenəva
make
hadənəva
look at, watch
balənəva
work
væDə kərənəva
learn, study
igenə gannəvə
went
giya
came
āva
ate
kǣva
drank
biwwa
gave
dunna
took, bought
gatta
said, told
kiwwa
wrote
liwwa
did
kərā/kəlā
was, lived, had (living things)
hiTiya
was, had (non-living things)
tibuna
made
hæduwa
watched
bæluwa
worked
væDə kərā
studied
igenə gatta
Did you go?
giyādə?
Did you come?
āvadə?
Did you eat?
kǣvadə?
Did you drink?
biwwadə?
Went (emphatic)
giye
Came (emphatic)
āve
Ate (emphatic)
kǣve
Drank (emphatic)
biwwe
I didn’t go.
giye nǣ.
We didn’t eat.
api kǣve nǣ.
He wasn’t there.
eya hiTiye nǣ
He didn’t give the money.
salli dunne nǣ.
Where did you go?
kohēdə giye?
What did you do?
monəvadə kərē?
Who said?
kaudə kiwwe?
Where did you study?
kohēdə igenə gatte?