A verb is a word that in syntax generally conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice. A verb may also agree with the person, gender or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Verbs have tenses: present, to indicate that an action is being carried out; past, to indicate that an action has been done; future, to indicate that an action will be done.

പ്രവൃത്തി, സംഭവം, സ്ഥിതി മുതലായവ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വാക്കാണ്‌ ക്രിയ. ക്രിയ ചെയ്യുന്നത് കർത്താവ്.