1. Common Verbs
Give
Ivvu
English
Telugu
Present Tense
- I give: Nēnu istānu
- You give: Nuvvu istāvu
- He/She gives: Ataḍu/Aame istāḍu/istundi
- We give: Manaṁ istāmu
- They give: Vāru istāru
Present Continuous Tense
- I am giving: Nēnu istunnānu
- You are giving: Nuvvu istunnāvu
Future Tense
- I will give: Nēnu istānu
- You will give: Nuvvu istāvu
Past Tense
- I gave: Nēnu icchānu
- You gave: Nuvvu icchāvu
- He/She gave: Ataḍu/Aame icchāḍu/icchindi
Negative Forms
- I do not give: Nēnu ivvanu
- I did not give: Nēnu ivvalēdu
Interrogative Forms
- Did you give?: Nuvvu icchāvā?
- Will you give?: Nuvvu istāvā?
Imperative Forms
- Give (command): Ivvu
- Please give: Dayachēsi ivvaṇḍi
Usage in Sentances
- Please give me the book: Dayachēsi nākē pustakam ivvaṇḍi
- Did you give him the money?: Nuvvu ataḍiki ḍabbu icchāvā?
- She is giving a speech: Aame prasaṅgaṁ istundi
- They gave the answer: Vāru samādhānaṁ icchāru
- I will not give it: Nēnu adi ivvanu
Practice Exercises
- We are giving food: Manaṁ bhōjanaṁ istunnāmu
- He did not give the pen: Ataḍu pennu ivvalēdu
- Will you give coffee?: Nuvvu kāphī istāvā?
Additional Vocabulary
- Give a gift: Bahumatini ivvu
- Give up: Vadilivēyu
Cultural Notes
- In Telugu, verbs change form based on the subject and tense. Noticing these changes will help you use verbs correctly.
- The suffix -nu often indicates "I" (first person singular) in verbs.
- The continuous tense is formed by adding -tunnāru for "they are."