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Essential Verbs - J

The 6 essential verbs that start with J, 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.

jog

/dʒɒɡ/

(ව්‍යායාම වශයෙන්) මඳ වේගයෙන් දුවනවා

jog
She jogs every morning before breakfast.

join

/dʒɔɪn/

ආඳනවා/ඈඳෙනවා, එකට බඳිනවා/බැඳෙනවා

join (something)
She joined the chess club.
join someone (for something)
She joined her friends for a picnic in the park.
join someone (in doing something)
I joined my sister in cooking dinner.
join A to B
I joined the two puzzle pieces together.
join A and B (together/up)
I joined the two pieces of paper together with tape.

joke

/dʒəʊk/

විහිළු කරනවා

joke about something
Tom likes to joke about serious topics in order to make people laugh.
joke that...
I jokingly told my friend that I was an alien from another planet.

judge

/dʒʌdʒ/

විනිශ්චය කරනවා, තීන්දු කරනවා

judge someone/something (on something)
I can judge someone's character based on how they treat others.
judge that...
I judge that you are an intelligent student based on your excellent grades.
judge wh-
She will judge whether he is telling the truth or not.
judge something/someone to be/do something
I judge this painting to be a masterpiece.

jump

/dʒʌmp/

පනිනවා

jump (adv./prep.)
The cat jumped over the fence.
jump (from …) (to …)
She jumped from the couch to the bed.
jump something
The cat jumps over the fence.

justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

සාධාරණීකරණය කරනවා

justify (someone/something) (doing something)
She couldn't justify using her mobile phone during class.

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