B1 · Intermediário Capítulo 32

Relative Clauses: The Adjectival Participle

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Unlock the ability to describe nouns using action verbs to create fluid, descriptive Telugu sentences.

  • Identify actions happening right now to describe people or things.
  • Recall past events to provide context for specific objects.
  • Transform standard verb phrases into powerful adjectival descriptors.
Turn actions into adjectives and speak like a local.

O que você vai aprender

How to say 'the man who came'. Using verbs as adjectives to describe nouns.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Describe people and objects using present and past action-based descriptors.

Dicas e truques (2)

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Root First

Always find the root before adding -tunna.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Adjectival Participle (-tunna)
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Focus on the stem

Always find the past tense stem first.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Vocabulário-chave (6)

tinadam eating chaduvutunna reading (as an adjective) chesina done/made vachina who came manishi person pani work

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Review Summary

  • Verb Root + tunna + Noun
  • Past Verb Root + ina + Noun

Erros comuns

Use -ina for completed actions that happened in the past.

Wrong: Vachina manishi (Correct, but sometimes learners say Vachutunna manishi for 'the man who came')
Correto: Vachina manishi

Adjectival participles must be followed by a noun to modify.

Wrong: Tinutunna aharamu (Correct, but learners skip the noun)
Correto: Tinutunna aharam

Ensure you use the correct verb stem before adding the participle.

Wrong: Pani chesutunna
Correto: Pani chestunna

Next Steps

You've conquered a huge part of Telugu grammar. Keep practicing!

Describe your family members using these clauses.

Continue to: Conditional Sentences: If and When

Prática rápida (9)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Abbayi vastunna.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vastunna abbayi
Needs to be an adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Adjectival Participle (-tunna)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Nenu tininaa annam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tinina
Remove extra vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Select the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Chaduvutunna abbayi
Adjective must precede noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Adjectival Participle (-tunna)

Fill in the blank.

Nenu ___ (eat) annam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tinina
Past participle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: vellina ooru
Correct formation.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Nenu chusinaa cinema.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: chusina
Remove extra vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: chesina pani
Correct formation.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Fill in the blank.

Aame ___ (write) pustakam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: rasina
Past participle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Past Adjectival Participle (-ina)

Fill in the correct form.

___ (chadu) abbayi na thammudu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Chaduvutunna
Present participle needed.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Present Adjectival Participle (-tunna)

Score: /9

Perguntas comuns (4)

No, use -ina for past.
No, it is gender-neutral.
No, it is invariant.
No, use -e for future/habitual.
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