Question Words
ప్రశ్నా పదాలు
Each German question word maps neatly onto a Telugu counterpart — but German always drags the question word to the very front of the sentence, while Telugu usually leaves it sitting right where the answer word would go.
Grammar Comparison
వ్యాకరణ పోలిక
Fronting vs. in-situ
Wo wohnst du? (Where do you live? — wo must come first)
నువ్వు ఎక్కడ నివసిస్తావు? (you where live — ఎక్కడ sits in its natural adverb slot, not forced forward)
Telugu question words stay exactly where the answer word would go in the sentence — ఎక్కడ sits in the same spot ఇంట్లో ('at home') would occupy in a reply, right before the verb, because Telugu is strictly verb-final. German always promotes the question word to position one, ahead of the verb, which then must land in position two, following the verb-second rule. When forming a German question, build the habit: question word first, verb immediately after — no exceptions, even though Telugu never forces this.
Vocabulary
పదజాలం
- Telugu
- ఏమిటిemiti
- English
- what
- Telugu
- ఎవరుevaru
- English
- who
- Telugu
- ఎక్కడekkada
- English
- where
- Telugu
- ఎప్పుడుeppudu
- English
- when
- Telugu
- ఎందుకుenduku
- English
- why
- Telugu
- ఎలాelaa
- English
- how
- Telugu
- ఏదిedi
- English
- which
- Telugu
- ఎంతentha
- English
- how much