The concept of Catenative verbs 

 

 

A catenative verb is a verb that can link directly to another verb in a sentence, forming a chain of verbs without the need for a conjunction. The verb that follows the catenative verb is often in the infinitive or gerund form. For example, in the sentence “He wants to go,” the verb “wants” is a catenative verb followed by the infinitive “to go.”

Common examples of catenative verbs include want, like, love, seem, begin, and continue. They are used to express actions or states connected to each other.

 

 

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What are catenative verbs?

 

 

The catenative verbs is a type of verb that is followed by another verb, which typically takes the infinitive or gerund form. These verbs link directly to other verbs, creating a sequence that completes the meaning of the sentence.

For example:

• Want: “I want to go home.” Here, “want” is the catenative verb, and it is followed by “to go” (infinitive form).
• Enjoy: “She enjoys swimming.” In this case, “enjoy” is the catenative verb, followed by “swimming” (gerund form).

Catenative verbs form essential connections between actions in a sentence.

 

Catenative verbs বলে একটা গ্রামাটিকাল কনসেপ্ট আছে। Catenative verbs এমন ধরনের ক্রিয়া (verbs) যা আরেকটি verb কে অনুসরণ করে এবং সাধারণত এই verb-টি infinitive বা gerund ফর্মে থাকে।

উদাহরণ:
Want:
I want to go home.
এখানে want একটি catenative verb এবং এটি to go infinitive ফর্মে অনুসরণ করছে।
Enjoy:
She enjoys swimming.
এখানে enjoy একটি catenative verb এবং এটি swimming gerund ফর্মে অনুসরণ করছে।
Catenative verbs-এর বৈশিষ্ট্য হলো এগুলো অন্য verb-এর সাথে সরাসরি সংযুক্ত হয় এবং বাক্যের অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করে।

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Here are 10 examples of catenative verbs with both Bangla and English explanations to help readers understand easily:

1. Want:
   English: “I want to eat dinner.”
   Bangla: এখানে “want” একটি catenative verb, যা “to eat” infinitive form-এ অনুসরণ করছে।
2. Need:
   English: “She needs to study more.”
   Bangla: “need” এখানে catenative verb, এবং “to study” infinitive form।
3. Like:
   English: “They like swimming.”
   Bangla: “like” একটি catenative verb, “swimming” gerund form এ।
4. Try:
   English: “He tried to fix the car.”
   Bangla: “tried” catenative verb, “to fix” infinitive form।
5. Decide:
   English: “We decided to go home.”
   Bangla: “decided” একটি catenative verb, “to go” infinitive form-এ।
6. Enjoy:
   English: “She enjoys playing tennis.”
   Bangla: “enjoys” catenative verb, এবং “playing” gerund form।
7. Plan:
   English: “They plan to travel next week.”
   Bangla: “plan” catenative verb এবং “to travel” infinitive form।
8. Forget:
   English: “I forgot to call him.”
   Bangla: “forgot” catenative verb, এবং “to call” infinitive form।
9. Continue:
   English: “He continued talking.”
   Bangla: “continued” একটি catenative verb, “talking” gerund form।
10. Refuse:
    English: “She refused to leave.”
    Bangla: “refused” একটি catenative verb, “to leave” infinitive form-এ।

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