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tense (EN)
noun, adjective, verb

noun “tense”

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

adjective “tense”

මූල රූපය tense (more/most)
  1. අස්වස්ථ
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. තද
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. අස්වස්ථ (මිනිසුන් විසින් බොහෝ විට කනස්සල්ල හෝ කෝපය දැනෙන තත්වයක්)
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

verb “tense”

අනියත tense; ඔහු tenses; අතීත කාලය tensed; අතීත කෘදන්තය tensed; කෘදන්තය tensing
  1. තද කරනවා
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.