Verbs - Words of Action - and Verb Conjugation
Verb -a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence (to) work, (to) learn, (to) eatVerbs are a necessary part of any sentence. Your Vocabulary of Verbs will let you describe any action with more precision.
Verbs are "conjugated" (modified) based on Person (first, second or third) and Tense (past, present and future) in which they are used.
Take the Verb "to eat" and how you will decribe this action in English.
In the First Person, you could say "I have eaten", "I am eating" and "I will eat" to show Past Tense, Present Tense and Future Tense respectively.
In the Second Person these will become "You have eaten", "You are eating" and "You will eat".
In the Third Person these will become "He has eaten", "He is eating" and "He will eat".
Bangla is similar in that there are changes to the root verb based on Person and Tense. The Bangla word for eat is খাওয়া(khaOya). The equivalent Bangla sentences are shown below.
| First Person | ||
|---|---|---|
| Past Tense | I had eaten | আমি খেয়েছিলাম (ami kheyechhilam) |
| Present Tense | I am eating | আমি খাচ্ছিলাম (ami khachchhilam) |
| Future Tense | I will eat | আমি খাব (ami khabo) |
| Second Person | ||
| Past Tense | You have eaten | তুমি খেয়েছিলে (tumi kheyechhile) |
| Present Tense | You are eating | তুমি খেয়েছ (tumi khachchho) |
| Future Tense | You will eat | তুমি খাবে (tumi khabe) |
| Third Person | ||
| Past Tense | He has eaten | ও খেয়েছিল (O kheyechhilo) |
| Present Tense | He is eating | ও খেয়েছে (O kheyechhe) |
| Future Tense | He will eat | ও খাবে (O khabe) |
In Bangla, the Tenses have multiple forms.
- Past Tense has 4 forms (Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Habitual)
- Present Tense has 3 forms (Simple, Continuous, Perfect)
- Future Tense has one form.
The conjugated versions are formed by taking the root form of the verb and adding a suffix. The rules for creating the conjugated verbs are quite consistent. On this site, I have developed software that will create the 24 conhugations for any verb you select.
Rules for Conjugating Verbs
Verb Conjugation Rules
As an example, let us look at a few conjugations for the verb দেখা (dekha) which is the English verb to see.- Start with the Root Verb [eg. to see দেখা = দ + ে + খ + া (d e kh a) ].
- Truncate the Vowel sound at the end [ দ + ে + খ
া= দেখ (d e kha) ] - Select the suffix, based on the Person and context of the Tense in the sentence.
The complete list of suffixes can be seen by using the Conjugation Wizard software. In the following section, the Conjugation of Verbs can ve displayed.Tense Suffix Conjugated Verb In the First Person Past Continuous Tense "-ছিলাম" "-chhilam" দেখ + ছিলাম = দেখছিলাম (dekhochhilam) Present Continuous Tense "-ছি" "-chhi" দেখ + ছি = দেখছি (dekhochhi) Future Tense "-ব" "-bo" দেখ + ব = দেখব (dekhobo) In the Second Person Past Continuous Tense "-ছিলে" "-chhile" দেখ + ছিলে = দেখছিলে (dekhochhile) Present Continuous Tense "-ছ" "-chho" দেখ + ছ = দেখছ (dekhochho) Future Tense "-বে" ("-be") sound দেখ + বে = দেখবে dekhobe In the Third Person Past Continuous Tense "-ছিল" ("-chhilo") sound দেখ + ছিল = দেখছিল (dekhochhilo) Present Continuous Tense "-ছে" ("-chhe") sound দেখ + ছে = দেখছে (dekhochhe) Future Tense "-বে" ("-be") sound দেখ + বে = দেখবে (dekhobe) An Exception to Conjugation Rules
The Verb go যাওয়া JaOya is an exeption to the rules developed so far. You will find that for First Person, the Past Tense conjugations are- Simple - গেলাম gelam
- Continuous - যাচ্ছিলাম Jachchhilam
- Perfect - গিয়েছিলাম giyechhilam
- Habitual - যেতাম Jetam
The following lists show these rules applied to sets of verbs, roughly organized by their usage.
Display Conjugations
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Verbs Organized by Usage
Let's use some Verbs in sentences.
Verbs in Sentences
English Bangla I slept well last night. আমি কাল রাতে ভাল ঘুমিয়েছিলাম।
ami kal rate bhalo ghumiyechhilam.I woke up from sleep at 8 o'clock. আমি আটটার সময় ঘুম থেকে উঠেছিলাম।
ami aToTar somoy ghum theke uThechhilam.I showered then ate breakfast. আমি চান করে, সকালের খাবার খেয়েছিলাম।
ami chan kore, sokaler khabar kheyechhilam.We went for a walk. আমরা হাঁটতে গিয়েছিলাম।
amora han^Tote giyechhilam.There are so many people running around on the roads, I don't feel like driving a car রাস্তায় এতো লোক দৌরাচ্ছে, আমার এখানে গাড়ি চালাতে ভাল লাগে না।
rastay etO lOk dOUrachchhe, amar ekhane gaRi chalate bhalo lage na.People may get hurt. লোকেদের ব্যথা লাগতে পারে।
lOkeder bYotha lagote pare.I can recognize Bangla letters. আমি বাংলা অক্ষর চিনতে পারছি।
ami bangla okShor chinote parochhi.I am understanding Bengali. আমি বাংলা বুঝতে পারছি।
ami bangla bujhote parochhi.I will speak Bangla in a few days. আমি কয়েক দিনের ভিতরে বাংলা কথা বলব।
ami koyek diner bhitore bangla kotha bolob.