1. Common Verbs
Take
Tīskō
English
Telugu
Present Tense
- I take: Nēnu tīskuntūnānu
- You take: Nuvvu tīskuntūnāvu
- He/She takes: Ataḍu/Aame tīskuntūnāḍu/tīskuntūndhi
- We take: Manaṁ tīskuntūnāmu
- They take: Vāru tīskuntūnāru
Present Continuous Tense
- I am taking: Nēnu tīskuntuṇnānu
- You are taking: Nuvvu tīskuntuṇnāvu
Future Tense
- I will take: Nēnu tīskuntūnānu
- You will take: Nuvvu tīskuntūnāvu
Past Tense
- I took: Nēnu tīskunnānu
- You took: Nuvvu tīskunnāvu
- He/She took: Ataḍu/Aame tīskunnāḍu/tīskunnadhu
Negative Forms
- I do not take: Nēnu tīskōnu
- I did not take: Nēnu tīskōlēdu
Interrogative Forms
- Did you take?: Nuvvu tīskunnāvā?
- Will you take?: Nuvvu tīskuntūnāvā?
Imperative Forms
- Take (command): Tīskō
- Please take: Dayachēsi tīskōṇḍi
Usage in Sentances
- Please take this book: Dayachēsi ī pustakam tīskōṇḍi
- Did you take the money?: Nuvvu ḍabbu tīskunnāvā?
- She is taking a break: Aame virāmaṁ tīskuntūndhi
- They took the bus: Vāru bassu tīskunnāru
- I will not take it: Nēnu dīnni tīskōnu
Practice Exercises
- We are taking food: Manaṁ bhōjanaṁ tīskuntuṇnāmu
- He did not take the pen: Ataḍu pennu tīskōlēdu
- Will you take coffee?: Nuvvu kāphī tīskuntūnāvā?
Additional Vocabulary
- Take rest: Viśrānti tīskō
- Take care: Jāgrattagā uṇḍaṇḍi or Jāgrattalu tīskōṇḍi
Cultural Notes
- In Telugu, verbs often change form based on the subject and tense. Paying attention to these endings will help you conjugate verbs correctly.
- The suffix -nu often indicates "I" (first person singular) in verbs.
- The continuous tense is formed by adding -tunnāru for "they are."