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As we continue to explore Telugu grammar, we will now dive into the realm of complex sentence structures. In this lesson, we will learn how to create more intricate sentences by combining multiple clauses and phrases. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to express more complicated ideas and thoughts in Telugu.

Understanding Clauses

Before we begin constructing complex sentences, it's essential to understand what clauses are. A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate (verb). Clauses can either be independent or dependent.

An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a dependent clause cannot. Dependent clauses are often introduced by conjunctions like "because," "although," or "when."

For example, "I ate dinner" is an independent clause, while "because I was hungry" is a dependent clause. Together, these two clauses create a complex sentence: "I ate dinner because I was hungry."

Combining Clauses with Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses. In Telugu, there are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating, and correlative.

Coordinating conjunctions, such as "and," "but," and "or," connect two equal clauses. For example, "నేను బస్సులో వెళ్లాను మరియు నా స్నేహితుడు రైతుండికి వెళ్లాడు" ("I am going by bus and my friend is going by car") is a complex sentence with two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "and."

Subordinating conjunctions, such as "because," "when," and "if," connect a dependent clause to the independent clause. For example, "నేను రైతూ కార్మికుడి వ్యవహారాలు చూసుకొన్నప్పుడు నేను ఆ విషయాన్ని అర్థం చేసుకుంటున్నాను" ("I am trying to understand that topic since I observed the dealings of a farmer") is a complex sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause connected by the subordinating conjunction "since."

Correlative conjunctions come in pairs and connect two equal clauses. Some common correlative conjunctions in Telugu are "స్వల్పం స్పష్టం అని అనేకంగా", "తల్లితండ్రుల కళ్ళు ఒక్కటిపై ఒక్కటివరకే ఉంటాయివని" and "చదువుకోడం సూక్ష్మగా కాకుండా అనేకంగా."

Telugu Examples

To help you better understand complex sentence structures in Telugu, let's take a look at some examples:

Telugu	Pronunciation	English
పెళ్ళి చేసే రోజు, మనం నాటికి వెళ్లాలి.	pell̥i čēsē rōju, manam nāṭiki veḷḷāli.	On the day of the wedding, we should go to the temple.
స్నేహితుడు చేసిన ఉపాధ్యాయుడు నాకు అవసరం అవుతున్నాడు కాకుండా నేను పదవర్గం పూర్తి చేయాలి.	snēhiṭuḍu cēsina upādhyāyuḍu nāku avasaraṁ avutunnāḍu kākuṇḍā nēnu padavarγaṁ pūrti cēyāli.	I should finish the tenth grade without the need for the teacher who is my friend to help me.
అందుకు వెళ్లుకోవటానికి ముందు నేను నా ఫోన్ను తిరిగిచూసుకోవాలి కాకుండా ఇది సమాచారం ఉండకపోతే మసలాలకు కారణం అయిపోయింది.	AԛԛԋԋԑԑԑԃԑԑԐԐԐԇԇԆԆԅԅԄԄԃԃԂԂԁԁ	I have to look for my phone before going there, otherwise, it will be because of spices if there is no news of this.

Practice

Now it's time to practice your skills! Construct a complex sentence in Telugu using coordinating, subordinating, or correlative conjunctions.

Here are some prompts to get you started:

• Write a sentence that contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.
• Write a sentence that contains an independent clause and a dependent clause connected by a subordinating conjunction.
• Write a sentence that contains two equal clauses connected by a correlative conjunction.

Make sure to check your work for proper grammar and sentence structure.

I hope this lesson has helped you improve your Telugu skills. In the next lesson, we will learn more about advanced verbs!

Related Lessons

• 0 to A1 Course
• Adjectives
• Tenses
• Basic Sentence Structure
• How to Use Be
• Negative and Interrogative Sentences
• Conjunctions
• Negation
• Advanced Verbs

Sources

• Type 1: Structure of complex sentence in Telugu In Telugu the ...