කට වහගනින්
kata vahaganin
The English phrase "shut up" is translated into Sinhala as කට වහගනින් (kata vahaganin).
කට වහගනින් is used to command someone to stop speaking immediately, often in a moment of frustration.
Meaning: "Stop talking." (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of කට (mouth) and වහගනින් (shut/close).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form කට වහගනින් is informal and can be perceived as rude or aggressive depending on the tone.
How do you pronounce it?
kata vahaganin
Did you know?
- Depending on the social hierarchy, using කට වහගනින් toward an elder or a teacher is considered a severe social taboo rather than just a rude remark.
- In Sinhala, if you want to tell someone to 'be quiet' without being as aggressive as කට වහගනින්, you would use the word නිශ්ශබ්දව (nishshabdawa), which describes a state of 'silence' rather than the physical act of closing a 'mouth'.
- The verb වහගනින් is a reflexive form of 'close', implying that the speaker is telling the listener to close their own mouth.
Examples in context
- කට වහගනින්.kata wahaganin.Shut up.
- දැන්වත් කට වහගනින්.danavath kata wahaganin.Shut up at least now.
- පොඩ්ඩක් කට වහගනින්.poddak kata wahaganin.Shut up for a bit.
Example conversation
A boy is making too much noise while a girl is trying to study.
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaමට පාඩම් කරන්න දෙන්න, කට වහගනින්.mata padam karanna denna, kata wahaganin.Let me study, shut up.
- නුපුන් Nupunමම මොනවාද කළේ?mama monavada kale?What did I do?
- කවින්ද්යා Kavindyaඔයා හරිම සද්දෙයි.oya harima saddai.You are being very loud.
- නුපුන් Nupunහරි, මම නිශ්ශබ්ද වෙන්නම්.hari, mama nishshabda wennam.Okay, I will be quiet.
