Imperative (Commands)
ఆదేశ వాక్యాలు
German commands take a different form depending on whether you're addressing నువ్వు, మీరు, or a group informally — a formality split Telugu speakers already navigate every day, now applied to giving instructions instead of asking questions.
Grammar Comparison
వ్యాకరణ పోలిక
Command form mirrors the nuvvu/meeru split, plus a plural-du form
Komm! (du) / Kommt! (ihr) / Kommen Sie! (Sie)
రా! (నువ్వు) / రండి! (మీరు)
Telugu already gives you two command forms tied to నువ్వు vs. మీరు (రా vs. రండి), matching German's du-command vs. Sie-command split almost exactly — and మీరు's రండి conveniently covers both 'formal you' and 'you all', much like German's Sie does for formality. German still adds one extra piece Telugu doesn't carve out separately: a dedicated ihr-command (Kommt!) for addressing multiple people informally, distinct from both the single-నువ్వు command and the మీరు command. Reuse your నువ్వు/మీరు instinct for du and Sie, and treat ihr as the one genuinely new slot to learn.
Vocabulary
పదజాలం
- Telugu
- రా!raa!
- English
- Come! (du)
- Telugu
- రండి! (పలువురు, అనధికారికం)randi! (informal plural)
- English
- Come! (ihr, informal plural)
- Telugu
- రండి! (మర్యాద)randi! (respectful)
- English
- Come! (Sie, formal)
- Telugu
- కూర్చో!koorcho!
- English
- Sit down! (du)
- Telugu
- విను!vinu!
- English
- Listen! (du)