Essential Verbs - K
The 8 essential verbs that start with K, 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.
keep
/kiːp/තියාගන්නවා, රඳවාගන්නවා, පවත්වා ගන්නවා, යමක් දිගට කරගෙන යනවා, යමක් කිරීමෙන් වළකිනවා etc.
- keep something
- I keep my passport with me at all times.
- keep + adj.
- I will keep quiet during the test.
- keep adv./prep.
- I always keep on time to avoid being late.
- keep doing something
- She keeps practicing her English every day.
- keep someone/something (on/from) doing something
- She kept telling her son to clean his room, but he continued to ignore her.
kick
/kɪk/පයින් ගහනවා
- kick someone/something
- She kicked the ball.
kill
/kɪl/මරනවා, පණ නසනවා, වේදනා දෙනවා, අධික ලෙස වෙහෙසනවා
- kill someone/something
- The man killed the spider in his room.
kiss
/kɪs/සිප ගන්නවා
- kiss someone/something
- She kissed her dog on the nose.
knead
/niːd/(පිටි/මැටි) අනනවා
- knead something
- Joe kneaded the dough for the pizza crust.
kneel
/niːl/දණ ගහනවා
- kneel (down)
- Please kneel down during the prayer.
knock
/nɒk/(දොරක් ආදියට) තට්ටු කරනවා, වද්දනවා/වද්දගන්නවා, පහරදී/වැදී වට්ටනවා
- knock (at/on something)
- She knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.
- knock something (against/on something)
- He knocked the book against the table.
- knock something down
- The demolition crew is going to knock the old building down tomorrow.
know*
/nəʊ/දන්නවා
- know someone/something
- I know my students are eager to learn English.
- know that...
- I know that tomorrow is a holiday.
- know wh-
- I know what you mean.
- know (of something)
- She knows of his plan to propose to her.
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