Essential Verbs - D

The 117 essential verbs that start with D, each with its pronunciation, Sinhala meaning, patterns and an example for every pattern.

Each verb shows its pronunciation, its Sinhala meaning, and an example for each pattern. To scan every verb in one table, open the full list.

A verb marked * is irregular: its past forms are in Irregular Verbs. One marked ** can take either form: burned or burnt.

dab

/dæb/

තවනවා

dab (at) something (with something): She dabbed at her tears with a tissue.

damage

/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

හානි කරනවා, හානි වෙනවා

damage (to someone/something): The hurricane caused extensive damage to the entire town.

damp

/dæmp/

තෙත් කරනවා

damp something: I need to damp this cloth before I can use it to wipe the table.

dance

/dɑːns/

නටනවා

dance (something): She danced a tango at the party last night.

dare

/deə(r)/

(යමක් කරන්නට) නිර්භය වෙනවා

dare (to) do something: She dared to speak up in class.

dash

/dæʃ/

කලබලෙන් දුවනවා

dash (adv./prep.): She quickly dashed through the door.

dawn

/dɔːn/

දවසක්/කාලයක් උදාවෙනවා

dawn: The sun starts to dawn in the east.

deafen

/ˈdefn/

කන් බිහිරි කරවනවා

deafen someone: The gunshot was so loud it deafened my ears.

deal*

/diːl/

ගනුදෙනු කරනවා, යමක් ගැන සාකච්ඡා කරනවා, (කාඩ්) බෙදා දෙනවා

deal (something): She dealt the cards to the players.

decay

/dɪˈkeɪ/

දිරාපත් වෙනවා, ක්ෂය වෙනවා

decay: The abandoned house started to decay over time.

deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/

රවට්ටනවා, මුළා කරනවා

deceive someone: The con man deceived her out of all her savings.

decide

/dɪˈsaɪd/

තීරණය කරනවා

decide something: The student decided to study English grammar on their own.
decide between A and B: I can't decide between going to the beach or staying home on my day off.
decide that...: I have decided that I will go to the movies tonight.
decide wh-: I decided where to go for dinner.

decipher

/dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/

කියවන්නට අපහසු යමක් කියවා තේරුම්ගන්නවා

decipher something: The students were able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics on the stone tablet.

declare

/dɪˈkleə(r)/

අවධාරණය කර සිටිනවා, විවෘතව ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා

declare something: She declared her love for him in front of the entire class.
declare that...: I declare that I will study hard to pass my English exam.

decorate

/ˈdekəreɪt/

සරසනවා

decorate something (with something): The students decorated their classroom with colorful streamers and balloons.

decrease

/dɪˈkriːs/

ප්‍රමාණයෙන් අඩු වෙනවා

decrease something: The price of apples decreased after the harvest season.
decrease (from something) (to something): The water level in the lake decreased from 20 feet to 15 feet after the dry season
decrease by: The temperature will decrease by five degrees tomorrow.

defeat

/dɪˈfiːt/

පරාජය කරනවා, ව්‍යර්ථ කරනවා

defeat someone/something: The soccer team defeated their opponent in the championship game.

defend

/dɪˈfend/

පහරකින් ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

defend (someone/something) (from/against someone/something): He defended his sister from the bully at school.

define

/dɪˈfaɪn/

අර්ථ දක්වනවා, විදහා පානවා

define something (as something): I will define a square as a shape with four equal sides.
define wh-: Can you define what a simile is?

deflate

/ˌdiːˈfleɪt/

හුළං අරිනවා, හුළං බහිනවා

deflate (something): The balloon deflated quickly after being popped with a needle.

deform

/dɪˈfɔːm/

ස්වභාවික හැඩය වෙනස් කරනවා/වෙනවා

deform (something): She used a hammer to deform the metal sheet into a new shape.

defrost

/ˌdiːˈfrɒst/

හිමාහරණය කරනවා

defrost (something): The frozen chicken will take an hour to defrost before we can cook it for dinner.

defuse

/ˌdiːˈfjuːz/

නිෂ්ක්‍රීය කරනවා

defuse something: I will defuse the bomb before it explodes.

defy

/dɪˈfaɪ/

(නීතියකට/විශ්වාසයකට) පටහැනිව යනවා

defy someone/something: The student defied their teacher's instructions and left the classroom without permission.

degenerate

/dɪˈdʒenəreɪt/

පිරිහෙනවා

degenerate (into something): The negotiations have degenerated into a heated argument between the two parties.

degrade

/dɪˈɡreɪd/

තත්වය/ගුණය පහත හෙලනවා

degrade (someone/something): The constant bullying at school can degrade a young person's self-esteem.

dehydrate

/diːˈhaɪdreɪt/

විජලනය වෙනවා/කරනවා

dehydrate (someone/something): He forgot to drink water during his hiking trip and became severely dehydrated.

delay

/dɪˈleɪ/

පරක්කු කරනවා

delay someone/something: The train delay is causing me to be late for work.

delete

/dɪˈliːt/

ලියු/මුද්‍රිත/පටිගත යමක් ඉවත් කර හරිනවා

delete something (from something): He deleted the incorrect answer from his essay before submitting it.

delight

/dɪˈlaɪt/

සතුටු කරනවා

delight someone: She delighted her parents with her perfect score on the test.

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/

(දෙයක්) බෙදා හරිනවා, (කථාවක්) පවත්වනවා

deliver something: I will deliver the package tomorrow.

demand

/dɪˈmɑːnd/

තරයේ ඉල්ලා සිටිනවා

demand something: The students demanded more time to complete their assignment.
demand to do something: He demanded to see the manager immediately.
demand that...: I demand that all students complete their homework every day.

demonstrate

/ˈdemənstreɪt/

විද්‍යාමාන කර දක්වනවා/පෙන්වනවා

demonstrate something (to someone): I will demonstrate the math problem to my students on the board.
demonstrate that...: She demonstrated that she is an excellent cook by cooking a delicious meal for her family.
demonstrate wh-: She demonstrated how to solve the math problem.

deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/

(යමක්) අසත්‍ය බව ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා

deny something: She denied the accusation.
deny (that): She denies that she stole the money.

depend

/dɪˈpend/

කෙනෙක්/යමක් මත රඳා පවතිනවා, යැපෙනවා

depend on someone/something: The success of our project depends on the support of our sponsors.

describe

/dɪˈskraɪb/

විස්තර කරනවා

describe someone/something: She described her cat as playful and cuddly.
describe wh-: Describe wh- questions in one word.

desert

/dɪˈzɜːt/

අත්හැර දමා යනවා

desert someone/something: She deserted her husband and children to run away with another man.

deserve

/dɪˈzɜːv/

යමක් ලැබීමට සුදුසු වෙනවා

deserve something: The hardworking students deserve good grades.

design

/dɪˈzaɪn/

සැලසුම් කරනවා

design something (for someone/something): I will design a website for my client.

destroy

/dɪˈstrɔɪ/

විනාශ කරනවා

destroy someone/something: The hurricane destroyed the small village.

detach

/dɪˈtætʃ/

යමකින් තවත් යමක් ගලවනවා

detach something (from something): I will detach the cable from the back of the computer.

detain

/dɪˈteɪn/

රඳවා තබා ගන්නවා

detain someone: The police will detain the suspect for questioning.

detect

/dɪˈtekt/

යමක් ඇති බව දැනගන්නවා

detect something: I detect a hint of hesitation in her voice.

determine

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/

නිවැරදිව තහවුරු කරගන්නවා, තීරණය කරනවා

determine something: She determined the best route to take for their trip.
determine that...: I determined that she was lying based on her body language.
determine wh-: I can determine which movie we will watch tonight.

develop

/dɪˈveləp/

සංවර්ධනය වෙනවා, සංවර්ධනය කරනවා

develop (something): She developed an interest in art after attending a gallery exhibit.

disable

/dɪsˈeɪbl

(යමක්) ක්‍රියා විරහිත කරනවා, (කෙනෙක්ව) ආබාධිත කරනවා

disable something: I will disable the alarm tomorrow.
disable someone: The nurse disabled the patient's ability to use their legs.

die

/daɪ/

මැරෙනවා, අක්‍රිය වෙනවා, දුබල වෙනවා

die (of/from something): My grandfather died from cancer last year.
die (for something): She was willing to die for her country's freedom.
die something: The flower will die soon if you don't water it.

dig*

/dɪɡ/

පොළොව හාරනවා, පොළොව කොටනවා

dig (for something): She dug for buried treasure in the garden.
dig something: I dug a hole in the ground for the tree to be planted.

digest

/daɪˈdʒest/

(අහාර) ජීර්ණය වෙනවා/කරනවා

digest (something): He took his time to carefully digest the information before making a decision.

direct

/dəˈrekt/

යොමු කරනවා, මෙහෙයවනවා

direct someone/something (at/to/against someone/something): She directed her anger at the person who had betrayed her.

disagree

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/

එකඟ නොවෙනවා

disagree (with someone) (on/about/over something): I disagree with my friend on the topic of climate change.

disappear

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/

අතුරුදන් වෙනවා, නොපෙනී යනවා

disappear (adv./prep.): The car slowly disappeared behind the hill.

disappoint

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

(බලාපොරොත්තු කඩකරමින්) කනස්සල්ලට පත් කරනවා

disappoint (someone/something): The new movie disappointed me.

disapprove

/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/

අකමැත්ත පළ කරනවා, අනුමත නොකරනවා

disapprove something: I disapprove your behavior at the party last night.
disapprove of someone/something: I disapprove of his behavior.

disarm

/dɪsˈɑːm/

නිරායුධ කරනවා

disarm someone: The police officer was able to disarm the suspect without resorting to violence.

discard

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

ඉවත දමනවා

discard (someone/something): I discard old books every year to make space for new ones.

discharge

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/

මුදා හරිනවා

discharge someone (from something): He was discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery.
discharge something: The hospital discharged her after her surgery.

discipline

/ˈdɪsəplɪn/

(දඬුවම් කර) හික්මවනවා

discipline someone (for something): You need to discipline your child for breaking the school rules.

disclose

/dɪsˈkləʊz/

එළිදරව් කරනවා

disclose something (to someone): I will disclose the results of the test to the principal.
disclose that...: I must disclose that I made a mistake in my report.
disclose wh-: She disclosed what happened at the party without hesitation.

disconnect

/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/

විසන්ධි කරනවා

disconnect something (from something): I need to disconnect the charger from the wall outlet before leaving the house.
disconnect someone/something: I will disconnect the computer from the internet to prevent any distractions during the exam.

discover

/dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

අනාවරණය කරගන්නවා

discover something: I discovered a hidden treasure in the backyard.

discuss

/dɪˈskʌs/

සාකච්ඡා කරනවා

discuss wh-: Let's discuss what our next project will be in class.
discuss something: We will discuss the solution to this problem in class tomorrow.
discuss something with someone: I will discuss the topic with my colleague tomorrow.

disfigure

/dɪsˈfɪɡə(r)/

විරූපී කරනවා

disfigure someone/something: The accident disfigured her face.

disgrace

/dɪsˈɡreɪs/

අපකීර්තියට පත්කරනවා

disgrace someone/something: She disgraced her family's reputation by stealing from her workplace.

disguise

/dɪsˈɡaɪz/

බොරු වෙස් ගන්වනවා

disguise someone (as something): She disguised her son as a clown for the costume party.

disgust

/dɪsˈɡʌst/

හිතේ පිළිකුල ඇති කරවනවා

disgust someone: The sight of rotten food in the fridge disgusts me.

dishonour

/dɪsˈɒnə(r)/

අගෞරව කරනවා, නින්දා කරනවා

dishonour someone/something: He dishonoured his family by lying and stealing from them.

disinfect

/ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt/

විෂබීජ නැති කරනවා

disinfect something: She disinfects the kitchen counter before preparing food.

dislike

/dɪsˈlaɪk/

අප්‍රිය කරනවා

dislike someone/something: I dislike spicy food.

disobey

/ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/

අකීකරු වෙනවා, අණ නොපිළිපදිනවා

disobey (someone/something): The student disobeyed the teacher's instructions and received a detention.

disown

/dɪsˈəʊn/

අයිතිය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කරනවා

disown someone/something: She decided to disown her father for his actions.

display

/dɪˈspleɪ/

ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරනවා, පෙනෙන්නට සලස්වනවා

display something (to someone): I will display a map to my students.

disprove

/ˌdɪsˈpruːv/

අසත්‍ය බව ඔප්පු කරනවා, නිෂ්ප්‍රභා කරනවා

disprove something: The evidence presented by the defense disprove the prosecutor's claims.

dispute

/dɪˈspjuːt/

තර්ක කරනවා

dispute something: They disputed the results of the election.
dispute that...: I dispute that it was the right decision.
dispute wh-: I dispute whether he actually won the race.

disqualify

/dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/

තරඟයකට සහභාගීවීම අහිමි කරනවා

disqualify someone/something (from something): The referee has the authority to disqualify any player who breaks the rules from the game.

disregard

/ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/

නොසලකා හරිනවා

disregard something: I disregard your advice.

disrespect

/ˌdɪsrɪˈspekt/

නිගරු කරනවා

disrespect someone/something: Billy showed disrespect towards his teacher by talking back during class.

disrupt

/dɪsˈrʌpt/

කඩා කප්පල් කරනවා

disrupt something: The loud noise from the construction site disrupted my concentration during the test.

dissect

/daɪˈsekt/

(දේහයක්) අධ්‍යනය කරන්නට කැබලි කපනවා

dissect something: The students will dissect a frog in their biology class tomorrow.

dissolve

/dɪˈzɒlv/

දිය වෙනවා, දිය කරනවා

dissolve (something) (in something): The sugar dissolves in the hot tea.

distil

/dɪˈstɪl/

ආසවනය මගින් පෙරා ගන්නවා

distil something (from something): I will distil the essence of the poem from its complex language.

distinguish

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

වෙන්කොට හඳුනාගන්නවා

distinguish A from B: I can distinguish the sound of a duck from that of a chicken.
distinguish between A and B: One of the key skills in science is the ability to distinguish between observations and inferences.

distort

/dɪˈstɔːt/

විකෘති කරනවා

distort something: I distorted the truth in order to protect my friend.

distract

/dɪˈstrækt/

අවධානය වෙනතකට හරවනවා

distract someone (from something): The loud noise outside distracted me from my work.

distribute

/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

බෙදාහරිනවා

distribute something (to/among someone): I distribute worksheets to my students.

disturb

/dɪˈstɜːb/

බාධා කරනවා

disturb someone/something: The loud noise from the construction site disturbed the neighbors.

dive

/daɪv/

කිමිදෙනවා

dive (into something): She dove into the pool.

diverge

/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/

විහිදී යනවා, වෙනස් මගක් ගන්නවා

diverge from something: The road diverges from the main highway at this point.

divide

/dɪˈvaɪd/

කොටස් කරනවා, බෙදා දෙනවා

divide something (into something): The teacher divided the class into groups for a group project.
divide something between A and B: He divided the cake between his two children.

divorce

/dɪˈvɔːs/

දික්කසාද වෙනවා, දික්කසාද කරනවා

divorce (someone): She wants to divorce her husband.

divulge

/daɪˈvʌldʒ/

රහසිගතව තිබිය යුතු යමක් හෙළි කරනවා

divulge something to someone: She hesitated to divulge the secret to her friend.

dominate

/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/

ආධිපත්‍යය පවත්වනවා, පාලනය කරනවා, කැපී පෙනෙනවා

dominate (someone/something): She dominated her opponent in the tennis match.

donate

/dəʊˈneɪt/

පරිත්‍යාග කරනවා

donate something (to someone/something): She donated her old clothes to a local charity.

dote

/dəʊt/

වැරදි දැක දැකත් ආදරය කරනවා

dote on someone/something: I dote on my cat and spoil her with treats and toys.

double

/ˈdʌbl/

දෙගුණ කරනවා

double something: He doubled his salary by getting a second job.

doubt

/daʊt/

වියහැකියාව සැක කරනවා

doubt someone/something: I doubt her ability to pass the test.

down

/daʊn/

පහත හෙළනවා

down someone/something: I put my backpack down on the chair.

download

/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

එක් පරිගණකයකින් තවත් පරිගණකයකට (අන්තර්ජාලය හරහා) දත්ත ලබා ගනන්වා

download something: I downloaded a new mobile app last night.

drag

/dræɡ/

බලෙන් ඇදගෙන යනවා

drag someone/something: My brother dragged the heavy suitcase to the car.

drain

/dreɪn/

දිය බහින්න සලස්වනවා

drain (something): The sink was clogged, so I used a plunger to drain the water.

drape

/dreɪp/

ලිහිල්ව ඔතනවා

drape someone/something in something: She draped the flag over her shoulders to show her patriotism.
drape something around someone/something: I draped a blanket around her shoulders to keep her warm.