tense (EN)

နာမ်၊ နာမဝိသေသ၊ ကြိယာ

နာမ် “tense”

1. (grammar) a property of verbs showing when an action happens
   စာရင်းသွင်းပါ ဥပမာဝါကျများ၏ ဘာသာပြန်ချက်များနှင့် တစ်လုံးချင်းစီ၏ အဓိပ္ပါယ်ဖွင့်ဆိုချက်များကို ကြည့်ရှုရန်။

   In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

နာမဝိသေသ “tense”

1. (of a person) not relaxed, nervous, worried
   Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
2. stretched tight, not loose
   The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
3. (of a situation) in which people feel a lot of worry or anger
   The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

ကြိယာ “tense”

1. (of muscles) to make tight
   Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.