Essential Verbs - I

The 53 essential verbs that start with I, 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.

One marked ** can take either form: burned or burnt.

identify

/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/

හඳුනා ගන්නවා

identify someone/something (as something): I identified the suspect as the one who stole my wallet.

ignite

/ɪɡˈnaɪt/

ගිනි ගන්නවා, ගිනි ගන්වනවා

ignite (something): The match ignited the firewood.

ignore

/ɪɡˈnɔː(r)/

නොසලකා හරිනවා, ගණන් නොගෙන සිටිනවා

ignore someone/something: He always ignores me when I speak to him in class.

illustrate

/ˈɪləstreɪt

චිත්‍ර/සටහන් ආදියෙන් පැහැදිලි කරනවා, නිදර්ශනය කරනවා

illustrate something (with something): The artist will illustrate the story with colorful pictures.
illustrate wh-: Let me illustrate what the weather will be like tomorrow with this map.

imagine

/ɪˈmædʒɪn/

පරිකල්පනය කරනවා, හිතින් මවාගන්නවා

imagine (something): Imagine the possibilities of having a teleportation device.
imagine (that): Imagine that you are the only person left on earth.
imagine wh-: Imagine what it would be like to fly without any restrictions or limitations.
imagine someone/something doing something: Imagine your best friend dancing in front of the whole school.

impel

/ɪmˈpel/

බල කරනවා, පොළඹවනවා

impel someone (to do something): The coach impelled his players to work harder during practice.

implant

/ɪmˈplɑːnt/

රෝපණය කරනවා

implant something (in/into something): The surgeon will implant a small device into your wrist to track your vitals.

implement

/ˈɪmplɪment/

ක්‍රියාවෙහි යොදවනවා

implement something: We need to implement stricter rules in order to maintain discipline in the classroom.

imply

/ɪmˈplaɪ/

අඟවනවා

imply (that): Her silence implied that she was not happy with the decision.
imply something: She implied her disapproval through her facial expression.

import

/ɪmˈpɔːt/

ආනයනය කරනවා (පිටින් ගෙන්වනවා)

import something (from …) (into …): We import spices from India into our country for use in our local dishes.

impose

/ɪmˈpəʊz/

(නීතියක්/පනතක්) පනවනවා

impose something (on/upon someone/something): I will impose a curfew on you if you continue to break the rules.

impress

/ɪmˈpres/

යහපත් හැඟීමක් හිතෙහි කාවද්දනවා

impress someone (with something): I want to impress my boss with my presentation skills at the next meeting.
impress someone that: I can impress my boss that I am a hard worker by consistently meeting deadlines.
impress someone on/upon something: His performance on the piano impressed the judges at the talent competition.

imprint

/ɪmˈprɪnt/

(සිතෙහි) කාවදිනවා/කාවද්දනවා, මුද්‍රාව යොදනවා

imprint in/on something: The artist will imprint his signature on the painting.
imprint A in/on B: The artist imprinted their signature in the corner of the painting.
imprint B with A: Her fingers were imprinted with the ink from the pen she was holding.

imprison

/ɪmˈprɪzn/

සිර ගත කරනවා

imprison someone: The judge sentenced the criminal to imprison him for 10 years.

improve

/ɪmˈpruːv/

වැඩි දියුණු කරනවා

improve (something): The student can improve their English by practicing speaking and reading every day.

improvise

/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/

පෙර සූදානමක් නැතිව ඉදිරිපත් කරනවා

improvise (something): I improvised a song on my guitar last night.
improvise on something: The musician decided to improvise on the piano during their performance.

include

/ɪnˈkluːd/

අඩංගු කරනවා, අන්තර්ගත කරනවා

include something: The ingredients for this recipe include flour, sugar, and eggs.
include doing something: My shopping list includes buying milk and bread.
include someone/something (as/in/on something): The coach included Kasun in the team for the final match.

increase

/ɪnˈkriːs/

වැඩි වෙනවා/කරනවා

increase (something) (from A) (to B): The price of avocados increased from $2 to $4.
increase (something) (in/by/with something): The price of gas will increase by 10% next month.

indicate

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

පෙන්නුම් කරනවා, අඟවනවා

indicate (something) (to someone): The teacher indicated the answer to her students.
indicate that...: The hand gestures indicate that he is happy.
indicate wh-: I will provide a sentence, but first let me briefly explain the verb phrase 'indicate.'

influence

/ˈɪnfluəns/

බලපානවා

influence someone/something: Her parents' strict rules greatly influenced her behavior.
influence wh-: Influencing what others think is an important skill to have.

inform

/ɪnˈfɔːm/

දැනුම් දෙනවා

inform someone (of something): I will inform my manager of the meeting tomorrow.
inform (someone) that: She informed me that the meeting was cancelled.

initiate

/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/

ආරම්භ කරනවා, ඇතුළත් කරගන්නවා

initiate something: We will initiate the project tomorrow.
initiate someone (into something): She was initiated into the secret society by performing a series of rituals.

inject

/ɪnˈdʒekt/

එන්නත් කරනවා, ඇතුළට විදිනවා

inject something (into someone/something): She injected the medicine into the patient's arm.
inject A (with B): She injected the patient with a dose of medication.
inject B (into A): I will inject medicine into your arm to help you feel better.

injure

/ˈɪndʒə(r)/

ආබාධ කරනවා, ආබාධ කරගන්නවා, හානි කරනවා, හානි කරගන්නවා

injure someone/something: The car accident injured the driver.

input**

/ˈɪnpʊt/

ආදානය කරනවා

input* something: The student must input the password into the computer before accessing the online quiz.

insert

/ɪnˈsɜːt/

ඇතුල් කරනවා

insert something (into/between something): He inserted the key into the lock and turned it to open the door.

insist

/ɪnˈsɪst/

බල කරනවා

insist (on someone/something doing something): He insists on his children studying every night before bed.
insist (that): She insists that she can solve the problem on her own.

inspire

/ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/

නිර්මාණාත්මක කාර්යයකට ප්‍රබෝධ කරනවා

inspire someone ( with something): She inspired her students with her passion for literature.
inspire someone (in something): The teacher's passion for literature inspired her students to become avid readers.
inspire someone (to do something): Watching a documentary about global warming can inspire someone to take action and reduce their carbon footprint.

install

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

පාවිච්චිය සඳහා සවිකරනවා

install something: She will install the new software on her computer.

instruct

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/

උපදෙස් දෙනවා

instruct someone (in something): I will instruct my students in English grammar and usage.
instruct someone to do something: She instructed her son to clean his room.
instruct that...: I instruct that you study for your exam tonight.

insult

/ɪnˈsʌlt/

අපහාස කරනවා

insult someone/something: She insulted me in front of the whole class.

intend

/ɪnˈtend/

අදහස් කරනවා, අපේක්‍ෂා කරනවා

intend (someone/something) (to do something): I intend you to finish your homework by tomorrow.
intend doing something: I intend joining the school's drama club next year.
intend that...: I intend that my students will understand the concept of verb phrases by the end of this lesson.

interact

/ˌɪntərˈækt/

අන්තර් සමබන්ධතා පවත්වනවා

interact (with someone/something): I interact with my students every day in order to help them improve their English skills.

interdict

/ˈɪntədɪkt/

(සේවය) තහනම් කරනවා

interdict someone/something: The government interdicted the distribution of illegal drugs in the country.

interfere

/ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/

බාධා කරනවා, අනුන්ගේ කටයුතුවලට අතපොවනවා

interfere (in something): She should not interfere in their decision.
interfere (with someone/something): I warned my students not to interfere with the experiment.

interlock

/ˌɪntəˈlɒk/

එකිනෙකට පූට්ටු වෙනවා

interlock (something) (with something): The puzzle pieces interlock with each other to create a complete picture.

interpret

/ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/

අර්ථ නිරූපණය කරනවා, කතාවක් බසකින් බසකට හරවනවා

interpret something (as something): He interpreted her smile as a sign of forgiveness.
interpret for someone: I will interpret for my friend who does not speak English.

interrupt

/ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

බාධා කරනවා, අඛණ්ඩතාවය බිඳිනවා

interrupt someone/something (with something): The student interrupted the teacher's lesson with a question about the homework assignment.

intersect

/ˌɪntəˈsekt/

ඡේදනය වෙනවා/කරනවා

intersect (something) (with something): The road intersects the river, creating a dangerous crossing point for cars.

intervene

/ˌɪntəˈviːn/

මැදිහත් වෙනවා

intervene in something: She intervened in the argument between her two friends.

interview

/ˈɪntəvjuː/

සම්මුඛ සාකච්චාවකට ලක්කරනවා

interview (someone) (for/about something): I will interview you for the newspaper article about the school play.

intrigue

/ɪnˈtriːɡ/

කුතුහලය අවුස්සනවා, කුමන්ත්‍රණය කරනවා

intrigue someone (that …): I will intrigue my students with fascinating stories about ancient civilizations.
intrigue (with someone) (against someone): She constantly intrigues with her co-workers against her boss.

introduce

/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/

හඳුන්වා දෙනවා, ඉදිරිපත් කරනවා

introduce someone/something (to someone): I'm going to introduce you to my best friend.
introduce someone/something (as someone/something): I will introduce you as my new colleague during the meeting tomorrow.

invade

/ɪnˈveɪd/

ආක්‍රමණය කරනවා

invade something: The army will invade the enemy's territory at dawn tomorrow.

invent

/ɪnˈvent/

(අලුත් යමක්) නිර්මාණය කරනවා

invent something: She will invent a new recipe for dinner tonight.

invest

/ɪnˈvest/

ආයෝජනය කරනවා

invest something (in/on something): She invested her savings in the stock market.

investigate

/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/

විමර්ශනය කරනවා, ප්‍රවේශමෙන් සෝදිසි කර බලනවා

investigate something: He had to investigate the matter thoroughly before making any conclusions.
investigate (someone) for something: The police will investigate him for the theft.
investigate wh-: Students were asked to investigate who had taken the missing books from the library.

invite

/ɪnˈvaɪt/

ආරාධනා කරනවා, සුහදව කැඳවනවා

invite someone (to/for something): I invite my friends to my birthday party.
invite someone (to do something): He invited her to the party.

involve

/ɪnˈvɒlv/

සම්බන්ධ කරගන්නවා/වෙනවා

involve someone/something (in something): I involved my sister in the planning of our family vacation.
involve someone/something (in doing something): The project involves the students in doing research and presenting their findings.
involve something: The project involves researching different historical sources.
involve someone/something soing something: The project involves students creating a presentation on a social issue.

iron

/ˈaɪən/

ඉස්තිරික්ක කරනවා, (රෙදි) මදිනවා

iron (something): I iron my shirt every morning before work.

irritate

/ˈɪrɪteɪt/

කෝප කරනවා, අපහසුතාවයට/වේදනාවට පත් කරනවා

irritate someone/something: The children's constant chatter irritates me during class.

isolate

/ˈaɪsəleɪt/

තනි කරනවා, වෙන් කරනවා, හුදකලා කරනවා, කොන් කරනවා

isolate someone/something (from someone/something): The teacher isolated the disruptive student from the rest of the class for the remainder of the lesson.

issue

/ˈɪʃuː/

නිකුත් කරනවා

issue something (to someone): I will issue the assignments to you tomorrow.
issue someone (with something): I will issue you with a new textbook.

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