Language/Telugu/Grammar/Future-Tense
Hi Telugu learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the future tense in Telugu. We will look at how to form sentences in the future tense, and how to use them in everyday conversations.
The future tense is used to talk about events that will happen in the future. In Telugu, the future tense is formed by adding the suffix కు (ku) to the verb stem. For example, the verb తెలుసు (telusu) means "to tell". To form the future tense of this verb, we add the suffix కు (ku) to the verb stem తెలుసు (telusu): తెలుసుకు (telusuku). This means "will tell".
Let's look at some examples of sentences in the future tense:
| Telugu | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| నేను తెలుసుకు | nenu telusuku | I will tell |
| నీకు తెలుసుకు | neeku telusuku | You will tell |
| అవి తెలుసుకు | avi telusuku | He/She will tell |
| మనం తెలుసుకు | manam telusuku | We will tell |
| మీరు తెలుసుకు | meeru telusuku | You (plural) will tell |
| అవిరు తెలుసుకు | aviruu telusuku | They will tell |
The future tense can also be used to talk about events that are likely to happen in the future. For example, if you want to say "I will probably go to the movies tomorrow", you can say నేను ఎవరు చూస్తున్నాను తర్వాత చిత్రాలకు వెళ్ళింది (nenu evaru choostunnanu tarvaat chitraalaku velliindi).
To make a sentence negative, you can add the word కాదు (kaadu) after the verb. For example, if you want to say "I will not tell", you can say నేను తెలుసుకు కాదు (nenu telusuku kaadu).
Practice
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