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Bengali Verb Conjugations Class III Example ধোয়া | To Wash

This example uses the verb ধোয়া [dhoŷa], which is a CV (consonant-vowel) verb. When the ending, -ŷa, is dropped, the stem that remains makes that pattern. The low stem for this example is “dho” and the high stem is “dhu”. High stems are written in green and low stems are written in red.

Class III verbs typically end in -য়া, which results in some minor changes to verb endings compared to Class I and Class II verbs. However, the differences are so small that it’s still easy to discern the subject/tense upon reading if you remember the endings for Class I and Class II.

For more information on Bengali verb conjugation and vowel mutation, check out this post.

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2/18/19

ah what i do to memorize verb conjugations *sigh*

Bengali Verb Conjugations Class III Verbs: CV Endings

This chart displays endings for standard CV verbs, where verb stems match a consonant-vowel format. Unlike Class I and Class II verbs that end in -আ (করা, নাচা, ভালবাসা, লেখা, etc.), Class III verbs generally end in -য়া (ধোয়া, শোয়া, নেওয়া, etc.). These verbs do not have আ in their stem, as those verbs fall under Class IV. Class III verbs follow a vowel mutation pattern similar to Class I verbs with slight differences.

For an example chart on the application of these verb endings, check out my ধোয়া chart.

Bengali Verb Conjugations Class I Verbs: CVC/VC Endings

This chart displays endings for standard CVC/VC verbs. These can also be applied to plural equivalents, as Bangla does not distinguish number for conjugations. For example, আমি and আমরা share the ending “ ি” for the simple present tense: “আমি করি” and “আমরা করি” for “I do” and “we do.”

Conjugate in Bangla:

Drop root verb ending to reveal stem Example: -লেখা - া = লেখ [lekha - a = lekh]

Mutate vowel appropriately Example: -High stem: লেখ –> লিখ [lekh –> likh] -Low stem: লেখ –> লেখ [lekh –> lekh]

Attach proper ending Example: -High stem: লিখ + ি = লিখি [likh + i = likhi] -Low stem: লেখ + ো = লেখো [lekh + o = lekho]

Pair with corresponding pronoun –optional unless you want to be formal, apply emphasis, or provide clarity; Bengali verbs can imply pronouns on their own. Example: -High stem: আমি লিখি [ami likhi] -Low stem: তোমরা লেখো [tomra lekho]

Form your sentence! –remember that verbs go at the end of your phrase thanks to Bangla’s SOV word order. Example: -High stem: আমি আমার নাম লিখি। (I write my name) -Low stem: তোমরা খারাপ লেখো। (You write badly)

For an example chart on the application of these verb endings, check out my করা chart.

Bengali Verb Conjugations Class II Verbs: CAC/AC Endings

This chart displays endings for standard CAC/AC verbs, which are verbs where the stem contains আ as the vowel. If you have seen my Class I charts (here and here), you will notice that the endings are the same. However, Class I verbs and Class II have a different mutation pattern; while most of the tenses in Class I take high stems, most tenses in Class II take low stems.

For an example chart on the application of these verb endings, check out my কাটা chart.

Hey lovelies, I made some worksheets some of you might find useful. They’re nothing revolutionary, but they’ll make your notes look crispy when they’re not scrawled in a notebook.

Pictured is a verb practice sheet intended to be friendly for any language. I’ve included extra lines to account for languages that have a lot of pronouns or verb conjugation variations. I’ve left out pre-printed pronouns so you can list the ones you want to use. There’s a backside as well so you’ll have extra blanks if you need them. 

Bangla only has 5 conjugations for any given tense, so I figured if I rewrote them for the plurals it’ll help with repetition and pattern recognition. Other languages might utilize more lines than Bangla does. Also, since each page can be used for a tense, you can print several pages to do all tenses of one verb and make a packet. These are some ideas, but you can do whatever helps you!

There’s a second worksheet set (not pictured) that is intended for Bangla specifically. These worksheets feature fill-in-the-blank activities to help you learn how to use Bengali letters and read the Bengali script.

Links:

Verb Practice Using the Bengali Alphabet

Bengali Verb Conjugations Class I Example করা | To Do

This example uses the verb করা [kɔra], which is a CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) verb, because when the ending, -a, is dropped, the stem that remains makes that pattern. The low stem for this example is “kɔr” and the high stem is “kôr”. In this case, the spelling of the stem hardly ever changes, but pronunciation does. The inherent vowel is invisible so you cannot actually see this change on paper; other verbs in this class will have visible spelling differences. High stems are written in green and low stems are written in red. 

While CVC and VC verbs share the same class, VC verbs retain the low stem for most of the future tense conjugations, which I have written in gold. Otherwise, both patterns mutate vowels the same way. All verbs with stems following the CVC or VC patterned stems will follow this chart (unless they’re explicitly irregular). 

For more information on Bengali verb conjugation and vowel mutation, check out this post.

Feel free to save these photos to your device! I also have the Google Doc here with the same chart, just in a different format.