Adverbs in Tulu


Adverbs of Time:

Interrogatives:

Tulu

Kannada

English

Epa

yAvAga

When

Eni

endu

When


Demonstrative:
Tulu
Kannada
English
ittae
Iga
Now
ekAD
Aga / svalpa samayada hinde
At that time / Sometime ago
apaga
AvAga/Aga
Then / At that time
ini
indu
Today
Ani
andu
That day

Miscellaneous:

Tulu

Kannada

English

bokka

matte, AmEle , nantara

After  / Later

kODae

ninne

Yesterday

ellae

nALe

tomorrow

murani

monne

Day before yesterday

ellanji

nALiddu

Day after tomorrow

I vAra

I vAra

This week

A vAra

A vAra

That week

pOyi vAra

hOda vAra

Last Week

barpi vAra

baruva vAra

Next week

I tingol

I tingaLu

This month

A tingol

A tingaLu

That month

pOyi tingol

hOda tingaLu

Last month

barpi tingol

baruva tingaLu

Next month

IvoDu

I varsha

This year

mUvoDu

kaLeda varsha

Last year

munnoDu

kaLeda varshada hindina varsha

Year before last year

dumbag

baruva varsha / bhavishyadalli

Next year / In the future

barpi orsa

baruva varsha

Next year

pulya /pulyakkala

munjAne

Dawn / Early morning

kANDae / bolpugu

beLagge

Morning

madyana

madhyAhna

Noon / Afternoon

bayya

sanje

Evening

rAtrae

rAtri

Night

naDir / naDirl

madhya rAtri

Midnight

pagel

hagalu

Day time

ekADe / apagane

avAglE

Already

inchipa

ittIche

Recently

bEga

bEga

Soon

kaDEsa

taDa

Late

kaDes’d / tarid / portAd

taDavAgi

Lately

nana / kuDa

innu

Henceforth / again

magtae

eraDaneya bAri, mattomme

Second time / again

nanala / kuDala

innU

Still / yet

dumbu

hindina kAla

Ago / Past time / Old days

dumbu

modalu/munde

Before / forward

dumb'nAni

hindina dina

Previous Day

manadAni

mArane dina

Next Day

   
Adverbs of Frequency:

Tulu

Kannada

English

Epola

yAvAgalU

Always / Any time / Ever

EpANDala

yAvAgalAdarU

Whenever / Any time

Epogla

yAvattigU

For ever

ora

omme

Once

ain sarti, Aji sarti etc.

aidu sAri, Aru sAri etc.

Five times, six times etc.

orala

ommeyU

Even once

EpANDala ora

yAvAgalAdarU omme

Once in a long time

oravora / kelavora

ommomme / kelavomme

Once in a while, sometimes

apagapaga / gaDi gaDi

AgAga

Now and then, frequently

aparUpa

aparUpa

Seldom, Rarely

dinOla

dinAlU / prati dina

Daily / every day

nana / kuDa

matte / punah

Again

kuDa kuDa

matte matte

Again and Again

magtae magtae

matte matte

Again and Again

nanora / kuDora /magtora

innomme / mattomme

Once again / Once more

mAmUlAd

mAmUlAgi

Usually


Adverbs of Place:


Interrogatives:

Tulu

Kannada

English

olpa / Olu

elli

Where

ODe

elli(ge)

To where / Whither

onchi

Eche

Whither (towards what place/direction)

oyiTe

elli

In which place / Where

Okara

(not used in spoken Tulu, instead ‘Ode’ or 'onchi'   is used)

etta/yAva kaDege

To which side

Omey / vAmey /Opae

yAva badi/yAva dikku

Which side/direction




Demonstrative:

Tulu

Kannada

English

mulpa / mUlu

illi

Here

alpa / aulu

alli

There

iDe

illi(ge)

To this place / Hither

aDe

alli(ge)

To that place / Thither

inchi

Iche

Hither (towards this place)

anchi

Ache

Thither (towards that place)

neTe

illi

In this place / Here

aiTe

alli

In that place / There

ikara

itta /I kaDe

To this side

akara

atta /A kaDe

To that side

Imey /Ipae

I badi / I dikku

This side/direction

Amey /Apae

A badi / A dikku

That side/direction




Miscellaneous:

Tulu

Kannada

English

ulai

oLage

In/inside

pidai

horage

Out/outside

tirt

keLage

Down / below

mitt

mEle

Above / Upon

aDi

aDi

Under

mAtalpa / mAta meyi

ellA kaDe

everywhere

Olla (Olu+la)

ellU

Anywhere / Somewhere

OlaNDala

ellAdarU

Wherever / Somewhere

Ola (Olu+a)

ellO

Somewhere

ODela, ODeyANDala

elligAdaru

To anywhere / To somewhere

ODena

elligO

To somewhere

dUra

dUra

To distant place

kaital / muTTa

hattira

Near

bariT

badiyalli

Adjacent / On the side

aruTu

anchinalli

On the edge

naDuTu

madyadalli

In the middle

sutta / suttala

suttalU

around

mUDai

pUrva

East

paDDai

pashchima

West

baDakai

uttara

North

tenkai

dakshiNa

South

dumbu / eduru

munde

Front

pira / piravu

hinde

Back / Behind

datta mey

eDagaDe

Left side

balatta mey

balagaDe

Right side


These adverbs are inflected in only some cases:

Locative (In, On)

Instrumental (From)

Dative  (To)

Genitive (Of)

Olu – Where

mUlu- Here

aulu – There

Olla – Anywhere / Somewhere

Ola - Somewhere

oltu – From where

multu – From here

altu – From there

oltula – From anywhere/somewhere

Olta - From somewhere

-

olta – Of where

multa – Of here

alta – Of there

oltala – Of anywhere/somewhere

oltana - Of somewhere

olpa – Where

mulpa – Here

alpa – There

olpala – Anywhere / Somewhere

olpana - Somewhere

olpaDd – From where

mulpaDd – From here

alpaDd – From there

olpaDd’la – From anywhere / somewhere

olpaDda - From Somewhere

-

olpada – Of where

mulpada – Of here

alpada – Of there

olpadala – Of anywhere / somewhere

olpadana - Of somewhere

-

-

ODe- To where

iDe – To here

aDe – To there

ODela – To anywhere / To somewhere

ODena - To somewhere

-

-

onchiDd – From which way

inchiDd – From this way

anchiDd – From that way

onchiDd’la – From anywhere/some where

onchiDda - From somewhere

onchi– Towards what place

inchi – Towards this place

anchi - Towards that place

onchila – towards anywhere / somewhere

onchiya - towards somewhere

onchida – of where (direction)

inchida – of this way

anchida – of that way

onchidala – of any/some where

onchidana - Of somewhere

oyiTe – In which place

neTe – In this place

aiTe- In that place

oyiTela – In any place/some place

oyiTena - In some place

oyiTeDd – From which place

neTeDd – From this place

aiTeDd – From that place

oyiTeDd’la – From any place / some place

oyiTeDda - From some place

-

oyiTeda – of which place

neTeda – of this place

aiTeda – of that place

oyiTeDala – of any place / some place

oyiTedana - of some place

OmeyiT / OpeD– On which side

ImeyiT / IpeD– On this side

AmeyiT / ApeD– On that side

OmeyiTla /OpeDla– On any side

OmeyiTa /OpeDa – On some (unknown) side

OmeyiDd /OpeDd – From which side

ImeyiDd /IpeDd – From this side

AmeyiDd /ApeDd – From that side

OmeyiDd’la /OpeDd'la– From any side

OmeyiDda /OpeDda – From some (unknown) side

Omeyik Opeg – To which side

Imeyik / Ipeg – To this side

Ameyik /Apeg – to that side

Omeyik’la /Opeg'la – To any side

Omeyika /Opega – To some (unknown) side

Omeyita /Opeda – Of which side

Imeyita / Ipeda – of this side

Ameyita /Apeda – of that side

Omeyitala / Opedala – of any side

Omeyitana / Opedana– of some (unknown) side

ulai – inside

pidai – outside

ulaiDd – From inside

pidaiDd – From outside

ulai / ulaig – To inside

pidai / pidaig – To outside

ulaida – of inside

pidaida – of outside

tirt  – down

mitt – Upon

tirt'Dd – From down

mitt’Dd – From above

tirt – Downward

mitt - Upward

tirta /tirt'da – of below

 

mitta / mitt’da – of above



Adverbs of Manner:

Interrogatives:
Tulu
Kannada
English
encha
hEge
How

Demonstrative:
Tulu
Kannada
English
incha
hIge
Thus, Like this
ancha
hAge
Thus, like that

Miscellaneous:

Tulu

Kannada

English

enchala

hEgU

Anyhow

enchANDala

hEgAdarU

Anyhow /Somehow

enchana

hEgO

Somehow

inchene

hIgeyE

Simply/like this only

anchene

hAgeyE

Like that only

jOruDu / jOrAd

jOrAgi

loudly

bEga

bEga

Soon/Early

bIsa

vEga/shIghra

Fast / Speed

mella

mella / mettage

Softly

melAne

nidhAnavAgi

Slowly

rappa / rapakka / pakka

pakkane / kUDale /takshaNa

Quickly / Immediately

orAne

ommele

At once, suddenly

sariT

sariyAgi

Correctly / Properly

sulabaD

sulabhavAgi

Easily

jAgrateD

jAgrateyinda

Carefully

shOkuDu / porluDu

sundaravAgi / chennAgi

Beautifully/Nicely

eDDae / eDDeD

chennAgi / oLLe

Well/in good way

ushAr

hushAru, chennAgi

Fine, Clever

nijavAd

nijavAgi

Truly / Actually

oTTugu

oTTige

Together

bhayankaravAd

bhayankaravAgi

Terribly

kOpoDu

kOpadinda

Angrily

samadAnoDu / samadAnavAd

tALmeyinda

Patiently

pokkaDae

summane

Simply, In vain

guTTuDu / guTTAd

guTTAgi

Secretly

kushiT

kushiyAgi

Gladly / Happily

sukhoTu

sukhavAgi

Happily

bangoDu

kashTadalli

With Difficulty

gati dAntae

gati illade

Helplessly

nilae dAntae

nele illade

Homelessly

jAgratae dAntae

jAgrate illade

Carelessly



Adverbs of Purpose:

Tulu

Kannada

English

dAyae

Eke

Why

dAnae

Enu/Eke

Why/What/What for

inchAd

hIgAgi

Because of this, So

anchAd

hAgAgi

Because of that, So

aik, aikAd, aikAtra

adakke, adakkAgi, adakkOskara

Therefore, for that reason

aiDdAtra / aiDdAvara

Addarinda

Therefore, Because of it



Read the following lessons to learn more on Adverbs:

6 comments:

  1. Hi Kiran, this has been very helpful in learning tulu. Could you please make a list of prepositions as well.

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  2. This is helpful :) thank you

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  3. Just started using it. It is quite informative. Thank you

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  4. Kiran! it's very helpful for me to learn Tulu.Thank you

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  5. "Those who were present in restaurant before rain started only those people were sitting in restaurant till the rain stopped"


    " Umbrella is waste when it rains heavily , atmost it can save your head from getting wet"

    Please translate these two into tulu

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    1. "barsa barpineDd dumbu restaurant D ittinakulu mAtra barsa untuna muTa restaurant D kulditter"
      "jOru barsa bannaga koDe dAla prayOjana ijji, av kAli ninna tarae chaNDi ApineDd oripAvuNDu"

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