Verbs of Telugu Language in Informal, Colloquial, Normal Day-to-Day Conversations - All Persons, All Tenses
Saturday, 11 April 2009
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I advise you to go through this post also compulsorily. It explains in detail all the different forms a verb can take w.r.t all subjects(persons) in English. The current post also does a similar job but not in very great detail as like the other one.
In this page, I am writing six columns ( Verb(English) - Present(You-singular) - Simple Present(He)/Simple Future(He) - Simple Past(He) - Simple Present(She,It)/Simple Future(She,It) - Simple Past(She,It) ) to illustrate verbs in the Telugu Language. Try to formulate the remaining forms from the illustration given below
Please note that the form of verbs in the first and second columns(scroll down to find the six columns of the table) is such that they are addressed to a second person singular(YOU), that is these can be used directly in sentences that have You(singular) as the main Subject.
With slight modifications to them they can be used in sentences that have I, We, You(plural), She, It, They as the main Subject and also for different tenses as illustrated below.
I REQUEST you all to follow the "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text" that are present at the beginning of this post to AVOID MISPRONUNCIATION
Illustration: For example, let us take the verb 'eat'
1) The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(singular) as main Subject - thinu - తిను.
Simple Present: You(Singular) eat - nuvvu thinu - నువ్వు తిను.
Present Continuous: You(Singular) are eating - nuvvu thintunnAvu - నువ్వు తింటున్నావు.
Simple Past: You(Singular) ate - nuvvu thinnAvu - నువ్వు తిన్నావు.
Simple Future: You(Singular) will eat - nuvvu thintAvu - నువ్వు తింటావు.
2)The form that can be used in a sentence that has I(singular) as main Subject:
I eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.
I am eating - nEnu thintunnAnu - నేను తింటున్నాను.
I ate - nEnu thinnAnu - నేను తిన్నాను.
I will eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.
3)The form that can be used in a sentence that has We as main Subject:
We eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము.
We are eating - mEmu thintunnAmu - మేము తింటున్నాము.
We ate - mEmu thinnAmu - మేము తిన్నాము.
We will eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము - mEmu thintAmu.
4)The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(Plural) as main Subject:
You(Plural) eat - mIru thinandi - మీరు తినండి.
You(Plural) are eating - mIru thintunnAru - మీరు తింటున్నారు.
You(Plural) ate - mIru thinnAru -మీరు తిన్నారు.
You(Plural) will eat - mIru thintAru -మీరు తింటారు.
5) The form that can be used in a sentence that has He as main Subject:
He eats - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.
He is eating - vAdu/athadu thintunnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటున్నాడు.
He ate - vAdu/athadu thinnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తిన్నాడు.
He will eat - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.
Note that Simple Present and Simple Future have same forms. This is true only in colloquial or informal or normal day-to-day life conversations. In formal or ancient scripts, they are different!
Like this you will find in other cases also...try to follow it.
6) The form that can be used in a sentence that has She as main Subject:
She eats - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.
She is eating - Ame/thanu thintunnadhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.
She ate - Ame/thanu thinnadhi - ఆమె/తను తిన్నది.
She will eat - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.
7) The form that can be used in a sentence that has It as main Subject:
It eats - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.
It is eating - adhi thintundhi/thintunnadhi - అది తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.
It ate - adhi thindhi/thinnadhi - అది తింది/తిన్నది.
It will eat - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.
8) The form that can be used in a sentence that has They as main Subject:
They eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.
They are eating - vAru/vAllu thintunnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటున్నారు.
They ate - vAru/vAllu thinnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తిన్నారు.
They will eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.
Below are 6 columns to illustrate some forms of verbs in terms of person and tense. Try to formulate all the remaining forms by studying the above example about the verb - eat.
Tip: Press 'Ctrl' + '+' to increase the font size so that you can read the Telugu text without difficulty. To decrease it press 'Ctrl' + '-'. To bring it back to original/normal size press 'Ctrl' + '0'
More will be added later on...
References:
[0] - 'SA' in these words has to be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sad' or 'sap', etc. Distinguish this from 'sA' which will be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sauce'. The difference between the two is case of letter 's'. Similarly 'VA' should be pronounced as 'va' in 'van',etc and NOT like 'va' in 'vault' or 'wha' in 'what'. These two are already explained in "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text". I'm just repeating here.
[1] - Same thing applies to 'chA' in these words. Pronounce the hyphenated 'chA' in these words as 'cha' in 'chat', 'charm', etc
[2] - Pronounce hyphenated 'kA' in these words as 'ca' in 'cat', 'cater', etc and NOT like 'ca' in 'cart'
[3] - Pronounce hyphenated 'dA' in these words as 'da' in 'damp', 'dangle', etc and NOT like 'da' in 'dark'
[4] - Pronounce hyphenated 'pA' in these words as 'pa' in 'parrot', 'pack', etc and NOT like 'pa' in 'pass'
[5] - Pronounce hyphenated 'thA' in these words as 'tha' in 'thank' and NOT like 'tha' in 'thali'
In this page, I am writing six columns ( Verb(English) - Present(You-singular) - Simple Present(He)/Simple Future(He) - Simple Past(He) - Simple Present(She,It)/Simple Future(She,It) - Simple Past(She,It) ) to illustrate verbs in the Telugu Language. Try to formulate the remaining forms from the illustration given below
Please note that the form of verbs in the first and second columns(scroll down to find the six columns of the table) is such that they are addressed to a second person singular(YOU), that is these can be used directly in sentences that have You(singular) as the main Subject.
With slight modifications to them they can be used in sentences that have I, We, You(plural), She, It, They as the main Subject and also for different tenses as illustrated below.
I REQUEST you all to follow the "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text" that are present at the beginning of this post to AVOID MISPRONUNCIATION
Illustration: For example, let us take the verb 'eat'
1) The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(singular) as main Subject - thinu - తిను.
Simple Present: You(Singular) eat - nuvvu thinu - నువ్వు తిను.
Present Continuous: You(Singular) are eating - nuvvu thintunnAvu - నువ్వు తింటున్నావు.
Simple Past: You(Singular) ate - nuvvu thinnAvu - నువ్వు తిన్నావు.
Simple Future: You(Singular) will eat - nuvvu thintAvu - నువ్వు తింటావు.
2)The form that can be used in a sentence that has I(singular) as main Subject:
I eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.
I am eating - nEnu thintunnAnu - నేను తింటున్నాను.
I ate - nEnu thinnAnu - నేను తిన్నాను.
I will eat - nEnu thintAnu - నేను తింటాను.
3)The form that can be used in a sentence that has We as main Subject:
We eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము.
We are eating - mEmu thintunnAmu - మేము తింటున్నాము.
We ate - mEmu thinnAmu - మేము తిన్నాము.
We will eat - mEmu thintAmu - మేము తింటాము - mEmu thintAmu.
4)The form that can be used in a sentence that has You(Plural) as main Subject:
You(Plural) eat - mIru thinandi - మీరు తినండి.
You(Plural) are eating - mIru thintunnAru - మీరు తింటున్నారు.
You(Plural) ate - mIru thinnAru -మీరు తిన్నారు.
You(Plural) will eat - mIru thintAru -మీరు తింటారు.
5) The form that can be used in a sentence that has He as main Subject:
He eats - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.
He is eating - vAdu/athadu thintunnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటున్నాడు.
He ate - vAdu/athadu thinnAdu - వాడు/అతడు తిన్నాడు.
He will eat - vAdu/athadu thintAdu - వాడు/అతడు తింటాడు.
Note that Simple Present and Simple Future have same forms. This is true only in colloquial or informal or normal day-to-day life conversations. In formal or ancient scripts, they are different!
Like this you will find in other cases also...try to follow it.
6) The form that can be used in a sentence that has She as main Subject:
She eats - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.
She is eating - Ame/thanu thintunnadhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.
She ate - Ame/thanu thinnadhi - ఆమె/తను తిన్నది.
She will eat - Ame/thanu thintundhi - ఆమె/తను తింటుంది.
7) The form that can be used in a sentence that has It as main Subject:
It eats - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.
It is eating - adhi thintundhi/thintunnadhi - అది తింటుంది/తింటున్నది.
It ate - adhi thindhi/thinnadhi - అది తింది/తిన్నది.
It will eat - adhi thintundhi - అది తింటుంది.
8) The form that can be used in a sentence that has They as main Subject:
They eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.
They are eating - vAru/vAllu thintunnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటున్నారు.
They ate - vAru/vAllu thinnAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తిన్నారు.
They will eat - vAru/vAllu thintAru - వారు/వాళ్ళు తింటారు.
Below are 6 columns to illustrate some forms of verbs in terms of person and tense. Try to formulate all the remaining forms by studying the above example about the verb - eat.
Tip: Press 'Ctrl' + '+' to increase the font size so that you can read the Telugu text without difficulty. To decrease it press 'Ctrl' + '-'. To bring it back to original/normal size press 'Ctrl' + '0'
The references to certain words are mentioned at the bottom of the table. Please go through the corresponding reference when you encounter it.
Verb (English) | Present (You-singular) | Simple Present(He) /Simple Future(He) | Simple Past(He) | Simple Present (She,It) /Simple Future (She,It) | Simple Past (She,It) |
do | చెయ్యి cheyyi | చేస్తాడు chEsthAdu | చేశాడు chESAdu[0] | చేస్తుంది chEsthundhi | చేసింది chEsindhi |
write | రాయి rAyi | రాస్తాడు rAsthAdu | రాశాడు rASAdu[0] | రాస్తుంది rAsthundhi | రాసింది rAsindhi |
lay down | పడుకో padukO | పడుకుంటాడు padukuntAdu | పడుకున్నాడు padukunnAdu | పడుకుంటుంది padukuntundhi | పడుకుంది padukundhi |
study | చదువు chadhuvu | చదువుతాడు chadhuvuthAdu | చదివాడు chadhiVAdu[0] | చదువుతుంది chadhuvuthundhi | చదివింది chadhivindhi |
learn | నేర్చుకో nErchukO | నేర్చుకుంటాడు nErchukuntAdu | నేర్చుకున్నాడు nErchukunnAdu | నేర్చుకుంటుంది nErchukuntundhi | నేర్చుకుంది nErchukundhi |
sleep | నిద్ర పో nidhra pO | నిద్ర పోతాడు nidhra pOthAdu | నిద్ర పొయ్యాడు nidhra pOyyAdu | నిద్ర పోతుంది nidhra pOthundhi | నిద్ర పోయింది nidhra pOyindhi |
get up | లే lE | లేస్తాడు lEsthAdu | లేచాడు lE-chA-du[1] | లేస్తుంది lEsthundhi | లేచింది lEchindhi |
sit | కూర్చో kUrchO | కూర్చుంటాడు kUrchuntAdu | కూర్చున్నాడు kUrchunnAdu | కూర్చుంటుంది kUrchuntundhi | కూర్చుంది kUrchundhi |
open | తెరువు theruvu | తెరుస్తాడు therusthAdu | తెరిచాడు theri-chA-du[1] | తెరుస్తుంది therusthundhi | తెరిచింది therichindhi |
be there | ఉండు undu | ఉంటాడు untAdu | ఉన్నాడు unnAdu | ఉంటుంది untundhi | ఉన్నది/ ఉంది unnadhi/ undhi |
make happen | జరిపించు jaripinchu | జరిపిస్తాడు jaripisthAdu | జరిపించాడు jaripin-chA-du[1] | జరిపిస్తుంది jaripisthundhi | జరిపించింది jaripinchindhi |
walk | నడువు naduvu | నడుస్తాడు nadusthAdu | నడిచాడు nadi-chA-du[1] | నడుస్తుంది nadusthundhi | నడిచింది nadichindhi |
run | పరిగెత్తు parigetthu | పరిగెత్తుతాడు parigetthuthAdu | పరిగెత్తాడు pariget-thA-du[5] | పరిగెత్తుతుంది parigetthuthundhi | పరిగెత్తింది parigetthindhi |
climb | ఎక్కు ekku | ఎక్కుతాడు ekkuthAdu | ఎక్కాడు ek-kA-du[2] | ఎక్కుతుంది ekkuthundhi | ఎక్కింది ekkindhi |
listen | విను vinu | వింటాడు vintAdu | విన్నాడు vinnAdu | వింటుంది vintundhi | విన్నది/ వింది vinnadhi/ vindhi |
speak | మాట్లాడు mAtlAdu | మాట్లాడతాడు mAtlAdathAdu | మాట్లాడాడు mAtlA-dA-du[3] | మాట్లాడుతుంది mAtlAduthundhi | మాట్లాడింది mAtlAdindhi |
say/tell | చెప్పు cheppu | చెప్తాడు chepthAdu | చెప్పాడు chep-pA-du[4] | చెప్తుంది chepthundhi | చెప్పింది cheppindhi |
see | చూడు chUdu | చూస్తాడు chUsthAdu | చూశాడు chUSAdu[0] | చూస్తుంది chUsthundhi | చూసింది chUsindhi |
play | ఆడు Adu | ఆడతాడు AdathAdu | ఆడాడు A-dA-du[3] | ఆడుతుంది Aduthundhi | ఆడింది Adindhi |
sing | పాడు pAdu | పాడతాడు pAdathAdu | పాడాడు pA-dA-du[3] | పాడుతుంది pAduthundhi | పాడింది pAdindhi |
fall | పడు padu | పడతాడు padathAdu | పడ్డాడు paddAdu | పడుతుంది paduthundhi | పడింది padindhi |
More will be added later on...
References:
[0] - 'SA' in these words has to be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sad' or 'sap', etc. Distinguish this from 'sA' which will be pronounced as 'sa' in 'sauce'. The difference between the two is case of letter 's'. Similarly 'VA' should be pronounced as 'va' in 'van',etc and NOT like 'va' in 'vault' or 'wha' in 'what'. These two are already explained in "Guidelines for pronouncing the transliterated text". I'm just repeating here.
[1] - Same thing applies to 'chA' in these words. Pronounce the hyphenated 'chA' in these words as 'cha' in 'chat', 'charm', etc
[2] - Pronounce hyphenated 'kA' in these words as 'ca' in 'cat', 'cater', etc and NOT like 'ca' in 'cart'
[3] - Pronounce hyphenated 'dA' in these words as 'da' in 'damp', 'dangle', etc and NOT like 'da' in 'dark'
[4] - Pronounce hyphenated 'pA' in these words as 'pa' in 'parrot', 'pack', etc and NOT like 'pa' in 'pass'
[5] - Pronounce hyphenated 'thA' in these words as 'tha' in 'thank' and NOT like 'tha' in 'thali'
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8 comments:
hi,
i admire your effort of remembering and reproducing telugu grammer when 90% almost forgot that there is something like this.blog lo pettinanduku thanks
Thank you so much for your commendation. I'll be adding more content to this blog(regarding learning Telugu), hopefully in the form of lessons within a few days.
Today for the first time I found it and suppose that this will be very useful for me as I really want to learn both spoken and writing Telugu.
It would be more beneficial for learners like me, if more common verbs and their tenses are added up.
could you write the transliterated english equivalent to the telegu characters in the 6 columns? please.
Yes, I have done it. I think now all posts are transliterated
Hey tell me how to say in telugu 'unknowingly i did it'.
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