If~ Statements: Sinhala Grammar #27

Ayubowan!

Today we will be learning to talk about If~ statements. Let’s jump right in 

with our first example.

If you eat old food, your stomach will hurt.

Oyaa naraka kæma kævoth, oyaage bada rideyi.

ඔයා නරක කෑම කැවොට්, ඔයාගේ බඩ රිදෙයි.

When we are making If~ statements, the If~ aspect of the sentence is added onto the 

verb. The If~ form of Kannawa is kævoth. The pattern for making these verbs into 

~If verbs is by dropping the ‘-ah’ sound and adding ‘-oth’. Let’s take a look at another 

verb to get a better understanding:

If you go to the store, can you buy some rice?

Oyaa kade giyoth, mata hal ganna puluwandha?

ඔයා කඩේ ගියොත්, මට හල ගන්න පුළුවන්ද?

In this case, we form this verb by taking giyaa, dropping the -yaa, and adding -oth.

Let’s take a look at one final example:

If you come to my house, we can play cards.

Oya mage gedhara aavoth, apita caad sellam karanna puluwan.

ඔයා මගේ ගෙදරට ආවොත්, අපට කාඩ් සෙල්ලම් කරන්න පුළුවන්.

In the case of aavaa, we drop the -vaa sound, and replace it with -voth to make aavoth.

That’s everything for today’s lesson! If you have any questions or comments, please feel 

free to leave them below. The next lesson is scheduled for March 23rd, so stay tuned. 

Thank you for reading!