Verbal nouns
-డం "doing" and -డానికి "in order to".
Adding -డం to the stem in -అ makes a noun for the action, like "doing" or "to do": చేయడం cēyaḍaṁ, తినడం tinaḍaṁ, రావడం rāvaḍaṁ, వెళ్ళడం veḷḷaḍaṁ, చదవడం cadavaḍaṁ. It is also written -టం: చేయటం cēyaṭaṁ.
- nāku cadavaḍaṁ iṣṭaṁ.I like reading.
- telugu nērcukōvaḍaṁ kaṣṭaṁ kādu.Learning Telugu isn't hard.
In order to: -డానికి
With -కి, the verbal noun says what something is for: -డానికి "to, in order to".
- nēnu telugu nērcukōvaḍāniki vaccānu.I came to learn Telugu.
- tinaḍāniki ēmainā uṁdā?Is there anything to eat?
Isn't doing: -డం లేదు
-డం with లేదు lēdu is the negative of the ongoing tense (Negative verbs).
- atanu phōn ettaḍaṁ lēdu.He isn't answering the phone.
Because: -డం వల్ల
వల్ల valla "because of" after the verbal noun gives a reason.
- varṣaṁ paḍaḍaṁ valla āṭa āgipōyiṁdi.The game stopped because it rained.
Stop doing: మానేయు
The verbal noun with మానేయు mānēyu "give up" means stopping a habit.
- nānna poga tāgaḍaṁ mānēśāru.Father has stopped smoking.
Cards from this guide
8 cardsEach card asks about one thing this guide teaches, and its back gives the answer with why and an example. They're reviewed with the rest of the Joining and describing cards.
How do you make a verbal noun ('reading', 'to read') from చదువు (read)?
Add -డం to the stem in -అ: చదవడం (cadavaḍaṁ).
What's the verbal noun of వచ్చు (come)?
రావడం (rāvaḍaṁ).
How do you say 'in order to', as in 'I came to learn Telugu'?
-డానికి on the verb: నేర్చుకోవడానికి (nērcukōvaḍāniki).
How do you ask whether there is anything to eat?
తినడానికి ఏమైనా ఉందా? (tinaḍāniki ēmainā uṁdā?)
What's the verbal noun of చేయు (do)?
చేయడం (cēyaḍaṁ).
How do you say 'Learning Telugu isn't hard'?
తెలుగు నేర్చుకోవడం కష్టం కాదు. (telugu nērcukōvaḍaṁ kaṣṭaṁ kādu.)
How do you say 'because it rained'?
వర్షం పడడం వల్ల (varṣaṁ paḍaḍaṁ valla).
How do you say someone stopped a habit, as in 'Father has stopped smoking'?
The verbal noun with మానేయు (give up): నాన్న పొగ తాగడం మానేశారు.