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Essential Verbs - Y

The 4 essential verbs that start with Y, 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.

yawn

/jɔːn/

ඈනුම් අරිනවා

yawn
She yawned during the boring lecture.

yearn

/jɜːn/

පුල පුලා බලා සිටිනවා

yearn (for someone/something)
She yearns for her mother's cooking.
yearn to do something
She yearns to travel the world.

yell

/jel/

කෑ මොර දෙනවා

yell (at someone/something)
The teacher yelled at her students for not paying attention during class.
yell at someone (to do something)
She yelled at her children to clean their room.
yell with something
He yelled with excitement as he opened his birthday present.
yell out (in something)
He yelled out in anger when he saw the broken vase.
yell something (at someone/something)
She yelled insults at the driver who cut her off in traffic.
yell out something
The students yelled out the answer loudly.

yield

/jiːld/

(ඵලදාව/ලාභ) ලබා දෙනවා, යටත් වෙනවා, නැමෙනවා

yield something
The farmer's field yielded a bountiful crop this year.
yield (to someone/something)
She yielded to her brother's request and let him borrow her car.
yield (up) someone/something (to someone/something)
The defeated army yielded up their weapons to the victorious soldiers.

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  1. Which verb means ඈනුම් අරිනවා?

  2. Which verb means පුල පුලා බලා සිටිනවා?

  3. Which verb means කෑ මොර දෙනවා?

  4. Which verb means (ඵලදාව/ලාභ) ලබා දෙනවා?

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