Bengali Verbs

Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Bengali verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Bengali. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Bengali at the end of the page.

English	Bengali
to know	জানতে (jānatē)
to think	চিন্তা করতে (cintā karatē)
to come	আসতে (āsatē)
to put	রাখতে (rākhatē)
to take	নিতে (nitē)
to find	খুঁজতে (khum̐jatē)
to listen	শুনতে (śunatē)
to work	কাজ করতে (kāja karatē)
to talk	কথা বলতে (kathā balatē)
to give	দিতে (ditē)
to like	পছন্দ করতে (pachanda karatē)
to help	সাহায্য করতে (sāhāyya karatē)
to love	ভালোবাসতে (bhālōbāsatē)
to wait	অপেক্ষা করতে (apēkṣā karatē)
to stand	দাঁড়াতে (dām̐ṛātē)
to sit	বসতে (basatē)
to close	বন্ধ করতে (bandha karatē)
to open	খুলতে (khulatē)
to lose	হারতে (hāratē)
to win	জিততে (jitatē)
to die	মরতে (maratē)
to live	বাঁচতে (bām̐catē)
to drink	পান করতে (pāna karatē)
to eat	খেতে (khētē)
to walk	হাঁটতে (hām̐ṭatē)

English

Bengali

to know

জানতে (jānatē)

to think

চিন্তা করতে (cintā karatē)

to come

আসতে (āsatē)

to put

রাখতে (rākhatē)

to take

নিতে (nitē)

to find

খুঁজতে (khum̐jatē)

to listen

শুনতে (śunatē)

to work

কাজ করতে (kāja karatē)

to talk

কথা বলতে (kathā balatē)

to give

দিতে (ditē)

to like

পছন্দ করতে (pachanda karatē)

to help

সাহায্য করতে (sāhāyya karatē)

to love

ভালোবাসতে (bhālōbāsatē)

to wait

অপেক্ষা করতে (apēkṣā karatē)

to stand

দাঁড়াতে (dām̐ṛātē)

to sit

বসতে (basatē)

to close

বন্ধ করতে (bandha karatē)

to open

খুলতে (khulatē)

to lose

হারতে (hāratē)

to win

জিততে (jitatē)

to die

মরতে (maratē)

to live

বাঁচতে (bām̐catē)

to drink

পান করতে (pāna karatē)

to eat

খেতে (khētē)

to walk

হাঁটতে (hām̐ṭatē)

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