Tulu Lesson 35: “When” and “While” in Tulu

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As you remember, we have studied past and future continuous/perfect tense for the past couple of weeks. Normally “when” and “while” used with these tenses to express the time at which action takes place.

Today, we are going to learn the following structure:

Examples:

I was eating lunch when he came.

I had seen him when I was in Mangalore

While I was reading, he was watching TV

I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives

I will have learned Tulu when I return Bangalore

As you see in the first example, we have ‘When’ plus two other tenses. We have past continuous tense at one side and simple past tense at the other. But in Tulu we do not need to use two tenses, instead we add a suffix ‘aga’ (derived from the adverb ‘apaga’ which means ‘that time/then’) to the root verb with additional ‘n’ sound in between. This form can be used with any tense.

Example:

malpu (malpuni) = To do/make

malpu + n + aga = malpunaga – When making/doing / While making/doing

tU (tUpini) = To see

tU + n + aga = tUnaga – When/while seeing

bar (barpini) = To come

bar + n + aga = bannaga – When/while coming

leppu (leppuni) = To call

leppu + n + aga = leppunaga – When/while calling

uppu (uppuni) = To be

uppu + n + aga = uppunaga – When/while being

OK, now let us translate above sentences to Tulu.

1) I was eating lunch when he came.

I was eating lunch = yAn uNondittae

He came = Aye batte

when he came = Aye bannaga

Tulu: Aye bannaga yAn uNondittae

English: I was eating lunch when he came

Kannada: avanu baruvAga nAnu UTa mADtA idde

2) I had seen him when I was in Mangalore

I had seen him = yAn Ayen tUdittae

I was in Mangalore = yAn kuDlaD ittae

when I was in Mangalore = yAn kuDlaD uppunaga

Tulu: yAn kuDlaD uppunaga Ayen tUdittae

English: I had seen him when I was in Mangalore

Kannada: nAnu mangaLUralli iruvAga avanannu nODidde

3) While I was reading, he was watching TV

I was reading = yAn Odondittae

While I was reading = yAn Odonduppunaga

he was watching TV = Aye TV tUvonditte

Tulu: yAn Odonduppunaga Aye TV tUvonditte

English: While I was reading, he was watching TV

Kannada: nAnu OdtA iruvAga avanu TV nODtA idda 

4) I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives

I will be waiting for you = yAn nikk kAtonduppuvae

your bus arrives = ninna bus barpuNDu

when your bus arrives = ninna bus bannaga

Tulu: ninna bus bannaga yAn nikk kAtonduppuvae

English: I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives

Kannada: ninna bus baruvAga nAnu ninage kAytA irtEne   

5) I will have learned Tulu when I return Bangalore

I will have learned Tulu = yAn tulu kalt’duppuvae

I return Bangalore = yAn bengalUrg pira pOpae

when I return Bangalore = yAn bengalUrg pira pOnaga

Tulu: yAn bengalUrg pira pOnaga tulu kalt’duppuvae

English: I will have learned Tulu when I return Bangalore

Kannada: nAnu bengaLUrige hintiruguvAga tuLu kalitiruttEne  

More Examples:

Tulu: yAn tUnaga Al pOvondittal

English: She was going when I saw her.

Kannada: nAnu nODuvAga avaLu hOgtA iddaLu

Tulu: enna dOsti bannaga yAn jett’dittae

English: I was sleeping when my friend arrived

Kannada: nanna geLeya baruvAga nAnu malagidde

Tulu: yAn pOnaga akulu Odonditter

English: There were studying when I went 

Kannada: nAnu hOguvAga avaru OdtA iddaru

Tulu: yAn Odonduppunaga current pONDu

English: While I was reading the power went off

Kannada: nAnu OdtA iruvAga current hOytu

Tulu: Aye leppunaga battije

English: He did not come when I called

Kannada: avanu kereyuvAga baralilla

Tulu: yAn illaD uppunaga TV tUvonduppuvae

English:  I will be watching TV when I am home

Kannada: nAnu maneyalliruvAga TV nODtA irtEne

Tulu: yAn Urugu bannaga nikk tikkvae

English: I will meet you when I come to the village/town

Kannada: nAnu Urige baruvAga ninannu bhETi AgtEne

Tulu: yAn paNNaga I kENDija

English: You did not listen when I told you

Kannada: nAnu hELuvAga nInu kELalilla

Tulu: nama ellae tikk’naga pAterga

English: Let us talk when we meet tomorrow

Kannada: nAvu nALe siguvAga mAtADuva

Tulu: yAn leppunaga bala

English: Come when I call

Kannada: nAnu kareyuvAga bA

Tulu: akulu bELae malpunaga pada paNonditter

English: They were singing while working

Kannada: avaru kelasa mADuvAga hADtA iddaru

Tulu: yAn pAternaga manipandae kullu

English: Be quiet while I am speaking

Kannada: nAnu mAtannADuvAga summaniru

Tulu: unnaga pAteroDchi

English: Don’t speak while eating lunch/dinner

Kannada: UTa mADuvAga mAtADabEDa

Tulu: nikk pursottu Anaga phone malpu

English: Call me when you are free

Kannada: ninage pursottu AguvAga phone mADu

As you see in the above examples, the same form (root verb + n + aga) is used in all the tenses (Present, Future and Past). However, when we want to emphasize the past tense, we can use the below structure sometimes.

Adjectival Participle + apaga

Example:

bar (barpini) = To come

battina + apaga = battinapaga – When (someone) came 

tU (tUpini) = To see

tUyina + apaga = tUyinapaga – When (someone) saw 

paN (paNpini) = To say/tell

paNDina + apaga = paNDinapaga – When (someone) said 

Tulu: yAn lettinapaga Aye battije

English: He did not come when I called

Kannada: nAnu karedAga avanu baralilla

Tulu: yAn tUyinapaga aulu Erla ittijer

English: When I saw no one was there

Kannada: nAnu nODidAga yArU iralilla

Tulu: Ar illaDe battinapaga yAn ittijae

English: I was not there when he/she came home

Kannada: avaru manege bandAga nAnu iralilla

This form is also used with negative verbs.

Example:

bar (barpini) = To come

barandina + apaga = barandinapaga – When (someone) did not come / When (someone) does not come 

tU (tUpini) = To see

tUvandina + apaga = tUvandinapaga – When (someone) did not see / When (someone) does not see 

 

paN (paNpini) = To say/tell

paNandina + apaga = paNandinapaga – When (someone) did not say / When (someone) does not say 

malpu (malpuni) = To do/make

malpandina + apaga = malpandinapaga - When (someone) did not do / When (someone) does not do 

uppu (uppuni) – To be

uppandina/ijjandina + apaga = uppandinapaga / ijjandinapaga - When (someone) wasn’t / When (someone) isn’t 

Tulu: yAn ijjandinapaga dAdAND? (dAda + AND)

English: What happened in my absence? (Lit. What happened when I was not there?)

Kannada: nAnu illadAga EnAytu?

Tulu: yAn barandinapaga enna bElae Ir malpule

English: Do my work when I don’t come

Kannada: nAnu baradAga nanna kelasa nIvu mADiri

Tulu: Ar pAterandinapaga yAn pAteruvae

English: I will speak when he/she does not speak

Kannada: avaru mAtannADadAga nAnu mAtannADuttEne

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