Essential Verbs - N

The 10 essential verbs that start with N, 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.

name

/neɪm/

නම් කරනවා, නමක් දෙනවා

name (someone/something) +noun: I will name my dog Rover.
name (someone/something) (after someone/something): I named my daughter Amelia after my great-grandmother.

/nəˈreɪt/

කථාවක්/සිද්ධියක් අනුපිළිවෙලින් විස්තර කරනවා

/niːd/

උවමනා වෙනවා, අවශ්‍ය වෙනවා

/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/

එකඟතාවයකට එන්නට සාකච්ඡා කරනවා

negotiate something: She negotiated a lower price for the car.
negotiate (with someone) (for/about something): I negotiated with my boss for a higher salary.

/nɒd/

හිස සලනවා, හිසින් සංඥා කරනවා

nod (something) (to/at someone) (to do something): She nodded her head at the student to signal him to hand in his homework.

/nəʊt/

අවධානයට ලක් කරනවා, සටහන් කරගන්නවා, මතක තබා ගන්නවා

note something: Please note the due date for the assignment is next Monday.
note that...: Note that the exam will be held at 9 AM tomorrow.
note wh-: Note what I told you yesterday and make sure to follow my instructions carefully.

/ˈnəʊtɪs/

නිරීක්ෂණය කරනවා, විශේෂ අවධානයට යොමු කරනවා, දකිනවා

notice someone/something: I notice the new student in class.
notice that...: I notice that she is always late for class.
notice wh-: I noticed who was at the party last night.
notice someone do/doing something: I noticed my students struggling to understand the concept.

/ˈnʌmbə(r)/

අංකනය කරනවා

number something (+ noun): She numbered the pages in her notebook.
number something (from …) (to …): I number the pages of my book from one to ten.

/nɜːs/

(කෙනෙකුට) සාත්තු කරනවා, කිරි දෙනවා/පොවනවා

/ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/

ඇති දැඩි කරනවා, පෝෂණය කරනවා

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