Punjabi verbs
Common Punjabi verbs
The most-used Punjabi verbs in infinitive form. Punjabi infinitives end in -ṇā (khāṇā, vekhṇā) — but -nā after roots ending in r, ṛ, ṇ or n (karnā, paṛhnā, suṇnā). Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.
ਖਾਣਾ
khāṇā
To eat
ਪੀਣਾ
pīṇā
To drink
ਜਾਣਾ
jāṇā
To go
ਆਉਣਾ
āuṇā
To come
Hindi says ānā
ਵੇਖਣਾ
vekhṇā
To see / to watch
Hindi says dekhnā
ਸੁਣਨਾ
suṇnā
To hear / to listen
ਬੋਲਣਾ
bolṇā
To speak
ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ
paṛhnā
To read / to study
ਲਿਖਣਾ
likhṇā
To write
ਕਰਨਾ
karnā
To do / to make
ਦੇਣਾ
deṇā
To give
ਲੈਣਾ
laiṇā
To take
ਲਿਆਉਣਾ
liāuṇā
To bring
ਖਰੀਦਣਾ
kharīdṇā
To buy
ਵੇਚਣਾ
vecṇā
To sell
ਸੌਣਾ
sauṇā
To sleep
ਉੱਠਣਾ
uṭṭhṇā
To get up / to rise
ਤੁਰਨਾ
turnā
To walk
Hindi says calnā; Punjabi turnā
ਭੱਜਣਾ
bhajjṇā
To run
ਬੈਠਣਾ
baiṭhṇā
To sit
ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋਣਾ
khaṛhe hoṇā
To stand
ਪੁੱਛਣਾ
pucchṇā
To ask
ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣਾ
javāb deṇā
To answer
ਸਮਝਣਾ
samajhṇā
To understand
ਸਿੱਖਣਾ
sikkhṇā
To learn
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