Sinhala Grammar #22: ~While

Ayubowan! Today we will learn how to express doing two actions at the same time.

Let’s get started by looking at a sample sentence.

While I do work, I  listen to music

Mama væda karanagaman, mama sindhua ahanawaa.

මම වැඩ කරනගමන්, මම සිංදු අහනවා.

As you can see, the ‘while’ is attached to the verb of the first clause. 

We are able to make this kind of verb by removing the -waa from the -waa form of 

the verb and replacing it with -gaman. 

Karanawaa  becomes  Karanagaman

Kanawaa  becomes Kanagaman

Bonawaa becomes Bonagaman

Now that we know how to form the verb, let’s practice with some more sentences.

While watching the movie, I ate popcorn.

Mama movie balanagaman, popcorn kǣvaa.

මම මුවි බලනගමන්, පෝප්කොර්න් කෑවා.

While sleeping, I saw a dream.

Mama nidagannagaman, sihina dækka.

මම නිදාගන්නගමන්, සිහින දැක්කා.

That’s all for this lesson! If you have any questions or comments, please leave them 

down below. I encourage you to make your own sentences in the comments. Thank you
for reading and tune in next Monday for the next lesson!