Tulu Lesson 34: Future Continuous Tense

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Today we are going to learn Future Continuous Tense in Tulu. The Future Continuous Tense used to express a continued or an ongoing action in future. Look at the following sentence:

I will be going

(auxiliary verb ‘will be’ + main verb + ing)

In Tulu, we use the following structure for the Future Continuous Tense:

Present Adverbial Participle + simple future (Simple Present) tense of ‘uppuni/ippuni’

pOvondu + uppuvae = pOvonduppuvae – I will be going (Kannada: nAnu hOgtA irtEne)

yAn pOvonduppuvae – I will be going

I pOvonduppuva – You will be going

Aye/imbe pOvonduppuve – He will be going

Al/mOlu pOvonduppuval – She will be going

au/undu pOvonduppuNDu – It will be going

nama/enkulu pOvonduppuva – We will be going

Ir/nikulu pOvonduppuvar – You will be going

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr pOvonduppuver – They will be going

undekulu/aikulu pOvonduppuva – They will be going

yAn baronduppuvae – I will be coming

I baronduppuva – You will be coming

Aye/imbe baronduppuve – He will be coming

Al/mOlu baronduppuval – She will be coming

au/undu baronduppuNDu – It will be coming

nama/enkulu baronduppuva – We will be coming

Ir/nikulu baronduppuvar – You will be coming

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr baronduppuver – They will be coming

undekulu/aikulu baronduppuva – They will be coming

Examples:

Tulu: yAn nikk kAtonduppuvae

English: I will be waiting for you

Kannada: nAnu ninage kAytA irtEne

Tulu: ellae It portugu yAn parIkshae bareyonduppuvae

English: This time tomorrow I will be writing exam

Kannada: nALe ishTu hottige nAnu parIkshe bareyuttA iretEne

Tulu: mast jana baronduppuvera?

English: Will lots of people be coming?

Kannada: tumbA jana bartA irtAra?

Tulu: akulu bayya El gaNTeg TV tUvonduppuver

English: They will be watching TV at 7 o’clock in the evening

Kannada: avaru sanje ELu gaNTege TV nODuttA irtAre

Tulu: jOkulu bayyag gobbonduppuva

English: Children will be playing in the evening

Kannada: makkaLu sanje ADtA irtAre

Tulu: Aye dAda maltonduppuve?

English: What will he be doing?

Kannada: avanu Enu mADtA irtAne?

Tulu: pakkilu bAnoDu rAvonduppuva

English: Birds will be flying in the sky

Kannada: hakkigaLu AkAshadalli hArtA irtave

Tulu: akulu ain gaNTae muTa Odonduppuver

English: They will be studying until 5 o'clock.

Kannada: avaru aidu gaNTevarege OdtA irtAre

Tulu: yAn teacher bannenge gobbonduppuvae

English: I will be playing until teacher comes.

Kannada: nAnu teacher baruva varege ADtA irtEne

Negative forms:

Negative forms in future continuous tense can be formed by using the negative form of the auxiliary verb ‘uppuni/ippuni’ in simple future tense (simple present)

Present Adverbial Participle + simple future (Simple Present) tense of ‘uppuni/ippuni’

pOvondu + uppujae = pOvonduppujae – I will not be going (Kannada: nAnu hOgtA iralla)

yAn pOvonduppujae – I will not be going

I pOvonduppuja – You will not be going

Aye/imbe pOvonduppuje – He will not be going

Al/mOlu pOvonduppujal – She will not be going

au/undu pOvonduppuji – It will not be going

nama/enkulu pOvonduppuja – We will not be going

Ir/nikulu pOvonduppujar – You will not be going

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr pOvonduppujer – They will not be going

undekulu/aikulu pOvonduppuja – They will not be going

Examples:

Tulu: yAn nikk kAtonduppujae

English: I will not be waiting for you

Kannada: nAnu ninage kAytA iralla

Tulu: ellae It portugu Ir Odonduppujar

English: This time tomorrow you will not be reading  

Kannada: nALe ishTu hottige nIvu OdtA irallla

Tulu: akulu Aji gaNTae muTa kAtonduppujer

English: They will not be waiting until 6 o'clock.

Kannada: avaru Aru gaNTevarege kAytA iralla

Tulu: yAn kuDa kuDa paNonduppujae

English: I will not be saying it again and again

Kannada: nAnu matte matte hELtA iralla

Interrogative forms:

Tulu: I ellae Odunduppuvana?

English: Will you be reading tomorrow?

Kannada: nInu nALe OduttA irtIya?

Tulu: bAlae rAtreD bulitonduppuNDe?

English: Will the baby be crying in the night?

Kannada: nmagu rAtri aLtA iruttadeya?

Tulu: Aye ellae gobbonduppujena?

English: Won't he be playing tomorrow?

Kannada: avanu nALe ATavADuttA irallava?

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