How to Conjugate Bengali Verbs

How to Conjugate Bengali Verbs

How to Conjugate Bengali Verbs

In Bengali, verbs usually come at the end of a sentence. There are five classes of Bengali verbs. The conjugation of verbs depends on these classes. The classes are

CVC, VC

CAC, AC

CA

CV,

CACA, CVCA

Once you learn how the form the endings for these five classes, you for the most part will be able to easily conjugate verbs. There are other forms to learn, such as infinitives and imperatives. But these rules will at least be helpful for basic communications.

Kor and por are CVC because they consist of a consonant, vowel, consonant.

Ja and kha are CA because they consist of a consonant and an a ending. In Bengali, kh is a single consonant sound. See http://gobangla.isgreat.org/bengali_alphabet.html for the Bengali consonants and vowels.

Look at these CVC verbs. The endings are formed in the same way (kor and por). These rules also apply to VC verbs, such as uth (rise).

I do, make

ami kori

You do, make

tumi koro

He/she does, makes

se kore

I read, study

ami pori

You read, study

ami poro

He/she read, study

se pore

Look at these CA verbs. The endings are formed in the same way (ja and kha). Note that the ending is different from the verbs above (for example, jay rather than kore)

I go

ami jai

You go

tumi jao

He/she goes

se jay

I eat

ami khai

You eat

tumi khao

He/she eats

se khay

The audiovisual grammar tutorial at http://gobangla.web.officelive.com/bengali_grammar.html covers the conjugation of several verbs and includes pronunciation by a native Bengali speaker. The tutorial covers the various verb tenses and both familiar and polite forms.

Focus on one verb class at a time and learn it well before going onto the other verb classes.

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