A verb is a word that expresses an action. These are the most common verbs in Punjabi.
| Punjabi | English |
|---|---|
| hoṇā | to be |
| karanā | to do |
| jāṇā | to go |
| āuṇā | to come |
| dēṇā | to give |
| laeṇā | to receive |
| sochaṇā | to think |
| samajhaṇā | to understand |
| kahiṇā | to say |
| bolaṇā | to speak |
| paṛhanā | to read |
| likhaṇā | to write |
| baṇāuṇā | to make |
| laggaṇā | to be attached, to seem |
| bharanā | to fill |
| khālī karanā | to empty |
| dēkhaṇā | to see |
| lukaṇā | to hide |
| manggaṇā | to request |
| khāṇā | to eat |
| pīṇā | to drink |
| rakkhaṇā | to place, to keep |
| pucchhaṇā | to ask |
| dassaṇā | to tell |
| suṇanā | to listen |
| khojaṇā | to search, toresearch |
| khēḍaṇā | to play |
| liāuṇā | to bring |
| milaṇā | to meet |
| shurū karanā | to start |
| khatam karanā | to finish |
| kamm karanā | to work |
| ārām karanā | to rest |
| māranā | to strike, to kill |
| kholhaṇā | to open |
| bandd karanā | to close |
| phaṛanā | to grasp |
| chakkaṇā | to raise |
| rakkhaṇā | to place |
| chhaḍḍaṇā | to leave, to drop |
| hilāuṇā | to shake |
| khicchaṇā | to pull |
| dhakkaṇā | to push |
| challaṇā | to proceed, to walk |
| rahiṇā | to stay |
| paeṇā | to lay |
| baeṭhaṇā | to sit |
| khaṛhanā | to stand |
| muṛanā | to turn |
| turanā | to walk |
| bhajjaṇā | to run |
| uḍḍaṇā | to fly |