Tulu Lesson 37: Past Subjunctive Mood – “would/would have”

namaskAra! Welcome back!

Today we are going to learn past subjunctive mood in Tulu. The past subjunctive mood in Tulu used to express unreal past conditions and its probable past or present result. Before we proceed, I recommend you to review Tulu Lesson 14: PresentPerfect Tense and Uses of Adverbial Participles (Verbal Adverbs)

Look at the following sentences:

1. If you called me I would come

2. If you had called me I would have come

3. If I were a bird, I’d fly away.

As you see, we have ‘If’ clause at one side and subjunctive clause at the other.  We have already learned the “If” clause in the previous lesson.

If you called me = I enan lettaDa / I enan lett’NDa

If you had called me = I enan leidaDa / I enan leid’NDa

If I were a bird = yAn pakki At'NDa

No problem with that! Now let us translate “I would come” and "I would fly" to Tulu.

In Tulu, we use the following structure for the past subjunctive mood:

Past Adverbial Participle (Perfect) + uv + personal endings in (Uncertain) Future Tense

bar (barpini) = To come

batt’d + uv + ae = batt’duvae / baiduve – I would come or I would have come

rA (rApini) = To fly

rAd + uv + ae = rAtuvae - I would fly or I would have flown

So we are actually conjugating the past adverbial participle instead of root verb in uncertain future tense. 

Personal endings in (Uncertain) Future Tense:

		Singular		Plural
		Pronoun	Ending	Pronoun	Ending
First Person		yAn	ae	nama/enkulu	a
Second Person		I	a	nikulu/Ir	ar
Third Person	Masc.	Aye/imbe	e	akulu/Ar/mokulu/mEr	er
	Fem.	Al/mOlu	al
	Neut.	au/undu	u	aikulu/undekulu	a

yAn baiduvae – I would come / I would have come

I baiduva – You would come / You would have come

Aye/imbe baiduve – He would come / He would have come

Al/mOlu baiduval– She would come / She would have come

au/undu baidu – It would come / It would have come  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu baiduva– We would come / We would have come

Ir/nikulu baiduvar– You would come / You would have come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr baiduver – They would come / They would have come

undekulu/aikulu baiduva– They would come / They would have come

yAn rAtuvae – I would fly/ I would have flown

I rAtuva – You would fly/ You would have flown

Aye/imbe rAtuve – He would fly/ He would have flown

Al/mOlu rAtuval– She would fly/ She would have flown

au/undu rAtu – It would fly/ It would have flown (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending itself starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu rAtuva– We would fly/ We would have flown

Ir/nikulu rAtuvar– You would fly/ You would have flown

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr rAtuver – They would fly/ They would have flown

undekulu/aikulu rAtuva– They would fly/ They would have flown

Tulu: I enan lett’NDa yAn baiduvae

English: If you called me I would come

Kannada: nInu nannannu karedare nAnu bartidde

Tulu: I enan leid’NDa yAn baiduvae

English: If you had called me I would have come

Kannada: nInu nannannu karediddre nAnu bartidde

Tulu: yAn pakki At'NDa, rAtuvae 

English: If I were a bird, I’d fly away

Kannada: nAnu pakSiyAgiddare, hArADuttidde

More examples:

pO (pOpini) – To go

pOd + uv + ae = pOtuvae (d’ is pronounced as ‘t’, if it is a Class A verb) – I would go / I would have gone

yAn pOtuvae – I would go/ I would have gone

I pOtuva – You would go / You would have gone

Aye/imbe pOtuve – He would go / He would have gone

Al/mOlu pOtuval– She would go / She would have gone

au/undu pOtu – It would go / It would have gone  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu pOtuva– We would go / We would have gone

Ir/nikulu pOtuvar– You would go / You would have gone

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr pOtuver – They would go / They would have gone

undekulu/aikulu pOtuva– They would go / They would have gone

paN (pAnpini) – To tell/say

pand + uv + ae = pantuvae – I would say / I would have said

yAn pantuvae – I would say/ I would have said

I pantuva – You would say / You would have said

Aye/imbe pantuve – He would say / He would have said

Al/mOlu pantuval– She would say / She would have said

au/undu pantu – It would say / It would have said  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu pantuva– We would say / We would have said

Ir/nikulu pantuvar– You would say / You would have said

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr pantuver – They would say / They would have said

undekulu/aikulu pantuva– They would say / They would have said

kEN (kENuni) – To ask/hear/listen

kEnd + uv + ae = kEnduvae – I would ask / I would have asked

yAn kEnduvae – I would ask/ I would have asked

I kEnduva – You would ask / You would have asked

Aye/imbe kEnduve – He would ask / He would have asked

Al/mOlu kEnduval– She would ask / She would have asked

au/undu kEndu – It would ask / It would have asked  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu kEnduva– We would ask / We would have asked

Ir/nikulu kEnduvar– You would ask / You would have asked

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr kEnduver – They would ask / They would have asked

undekulu/aikulu kEnduva– They would ask / They would have asked

A (Apini) – To become

Ad + uv + ae = Atuvae – I would become / I would have become

yAn Atuvae – I would become/ I would have become

I Atuva – You would become / You would have become

Aye/imbe Atuve – He would become / He would have become

Al/mOlu Atuval– She would become / She would have become

au/undu Atu – It would become / It would have become  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu Atuva– We would become / We would have become

Ir/nikulu Atuvar– You would become / You would have become

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr Atuver – They would become / They would have become

undekulu/aikulu Atuva– They would become / They would have become

uppu/ippu (uppuni/ippuni) – To be

itt'd + uv + ae = itt'duvae – I would be / I would have been

yAn itt'duvae – I would be/ I would have been

I itt'duva – You would be / You would have been

Aye/imbe itt'duve – He would be / He would have been

Al/mOlu itt'duval– She would be / She would have been

au/undu itt'du – It would be / It would have been  (We don’t have to add ‘uv’ sound since personal ending starts from ‘u’ sound)

nama/enkulu itt'duva– We would be / We would have been

Ir/nikulu itt'duvar– You would be / You would have been

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr itt'duver – They would be / They would have been

undekulu/aikulu itt'duva– They would be / They would have been

Negative forms:

Negative forms in past subjunctive mood have following structure:

Past Adverbial Participle (Perfect) + Negative personal endings in (Uncertain) Future Tense

bar (barpini) – To come

batt’d + ayae = batt’dayae / baidayae – I would not come / I would not have come

Negative personal endings in (Uncertain) Future Tense:

		Singular		Plural
		Pronoun	Ending	Pronoun	Ending
First Person		yAn	ayae	nama/enkulu	aya
Second Person		I	aya	nikulu/Ir	ayar
Third Person	Masc.	Aye/imbe	aye	akulu/Ar/mokulu/mEr	ayer
	Fem.	Al/mOlu	ayal
	Neut.	au/undu	and	aikulu/undekulu	aya

yAn baidayae – I would not come / I would not have come

I baidaya – You would not come / You would not have come

Aye/imbe baidaye – He would not come / He would not have come

Al/mOlu baidayal– She would not come / She would not have come

au/undu baidand – It would not come / It would not have come 

nama/enkulu baidaya– We would not come / We would not have come

Ir/nikulu baidayar– You would not come / You would not have come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr baidayer – They would not come / They would not have come

undekulu/aikulu baidaya– They would not come / They would not have come

More examples:

tU (tUpini) – To see

tUd + ayae = tUtayae (d’ is pronounced as ‘t’, if it is a Class A verb) – I would not see / I would not have seen

yAn tUtayae – I would not see / I would not have seen

I tUtaya – You would not see / You would not have seen

Aye/imbe tUtaye – He would not see / He would not have seen

Al/mOlu tUtayal– She would not see / She would not have seen

au/undu tUtand – It would not see / It would not have seen 

nama/enkulu tUtaya– We would not see / We would not have seen

Ir/nikulu tUtayar– You would not see / You would not have seen

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr tUtayer – They would not see / They would not have seen

undekulu/aikulu tUtaya– They would not see / They would not have seen

tiN (tiNpini) – To eat

tind + ayae = tintayae – I would not eat / I would not have eaten

yAn tintayae – I would not eat / I would not have eaten

I tintaya – You would not eat / You would not have eaten

Aye/imbe tintaye – He would not eat / He would not have eaten

Al/mOlu tintayal– She would not eat / She would not have eaten

au/undu tintand – It would not eat / It would not have eaten 

nama/enkulu tintaya– We would not eat / We would not have eaten

Ir/nikulu tintayar– You would not eat / You would not have eaten

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr tintayer – They would not eat / They would not have eaten

undekulu/aikulu tintaya– They would not eat / They would not have eaten

A (Apini) – To become

Ad + ayae = Atayae – I would not become / I would not have become

yAn Atayae – I would not become / I would not have become

I Ataya – You would not become / You would not have become

Aye/imbe Ataye – He would not become / He would not have become

Al/mOlu Atayal– She would not become / She would not have become

au/undu Atand – It would not become / It would not have become 

nama/enkulu Ataya– We would not become / We would not have become

Ir/nikulu Atayar– You would not become / You would not have become

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr Atayer – They would not become / They would not have become

undekulu/aikulu Ataya– They would not become / They would not have become

uppu/ippu (uppuni/ippuni) – To be

itt'd + ayae = itt'dayae – I would not be / I would not have been

yAn itt'dayae – I would not be / I would not have been

I itt'daya – You would not be / You would not have been

Aye/imbe itt'daye – He would not be / He would not have been

Al/mOlu itt'dayal– She would not be / She would not have been

au/undu itt'dand – It would not be / It would not have been 

nama/enkulu itt'daya– We would not be / We would not have been

Ir/nikulu itt'dayar– You would not be / You would not have been

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr itt'dayer – They would not be / They would not have been

undekulu/aikulu itt'daya– They would not be / They would not have been

Example Sentences:

Tulu: Ir paNDa yAn pOtuvae

English: If you told me, I would go

Kannada: nIvu hELidare nAnu hOgtidde

Tulu: Ir paNDijiDa yAn pOtayae

English: If you didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t go

Kannada: nIvu hELillAdre nAnu hOgtiralilla

Tulu: Ir pant’NDa yAn pOtuvae

English: If you had told me, I would have gone

Kannada: nIvu hELiddare nAnu hOgtidde

Tulu: Ir pantijiDa yAn pOtayae

English: If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have gone

Kannada: nIvu hELadiddre nAnu hOgtiralilla

Tulu: yAn lett’NDa I baiduvana?

English: Would you come if I called you?

Kannada: nAnu karedre, nInu bartiddeya?

Tulu: yAn leid’NDa I baiduvana?

English: Would you have come if I had called you?

Kannada: nAnu karedidre nInu bartiddeya?

Tulu: yAn lett’NDa I baidayana?

English: Wouldn’t you come if I called you?

Kannada: nAnu karedre, nInu bartiralilva?

Tulu: yAn leid’NDa I baidayana?

English: Wouldn’t you have come if I had called you?

Kannada: nAnu karedidre nInu bartiralilva?

Tulu: Ir mUlu itt’NDa eDDe itt’du

English: If you were here, it would be nice

Kannada: nIvu illi iddre chennAgirtittu

Tulu: Ir mUlu itt’d’NDa eDDe itt’du

English: If you had been here, it would have been nice

Kannada: nIvu illi irtiddre chennAgirtittu

Tulu: Ir itt’d’NDa It banga Atand

English: If you had been here, it wouldn’t have been so hard 

Kannada: nIvu illi irtiddre ishTu kashTa Agtiralilla

Tulu: eNDa kAs itt’d’NDa nikk kortuvae

English: If I had had money I would have given it to you

Kannada: nannalli duDDu irtiddre ninage koDtidde

Tulu: aleg gottitt’d’NDa enk pantuval

English: She would have told me if she had known

Kannada: avaLige gottirtiddre nanage hELtidLu

Tulu: Aye barpinau gottitt’NDa (gottu + itt’NDa) yAn baidayae

English: If I knew he was coming I wouldn’t come

Kannada: avanu barOdu gottiddre nAnu bartiralilla

Tulu: I Odud’NDa parIksheD pAs Atuva

English: If you had studied you would have passed the exam

Kannada: nInu Odirtiddre parIksheyalli pAs Agtidde

The subjunctive mood in Tulu can also be used to talk about something you wanted to do but didn't, or regretting what you did or didn't do.

Examples:

Tulu: yAn ninan leiduvae, ANDa ninna phone number enk gottittiji

English: I would have called you, but I didn't know your phone number

Kannada: nAnu ninnannu karItidde, Adre ninna phone number nanage gottiralilla

Tulu: yAn ninan tUyere baiduvae! nikk hushAr ijjandinau enk gottittiji.

English:  I would have come to see you! I didn’t know you were ill.

Kannada: nAnu ninnannu nODOke bartidde! ninage hushAr illaddu nange gottiralilla.

Tulu: yAn nikk sAla kortuvae, ANDa eNDa dAla kAs ittiji

English: I would have loaned you the money, but I didn’t have any.

Kannada: nAnu ninage sAla koDtidde, Adare nannllii EnU duDDu iralilla

Tulu: Chae! yAn ontae bEga baiduvae!

English: I wish I had come little earlier!

Kannada: Che! nAnu svalpa bEga bartidde!

Tulu: Chae! I enaDa pantuva!

English: I wish you had told me!

Kannada: Che! nInu nannalli hELtidde!

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Tulu Lesson 36: Conditional Mood - “If”

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Today we will learn how to translate ‘if’ in Tulu. Look at the following examples:

If you call me, I will come

If he comes, tell me

If I help you, will you help me?

As you see, we have two sentences. We have ‘If’ clause at one side and main clause at the other. In Tulu ‘If’ clause can be formed by adding the suffix ‘Da’ to the verb conjugations in all tenses.

Example:

malpu (malpuni) – To do

Ir malpuvar – You do / You will do

Ir malpuvarDa – If you do

paN (paNpini) – To tell / say

Ar paNDer – He/She said

Ar paNDerDa – If he/she said

Alright! Let us conjugate the verb ‘bar’ (barpini - To do) in conditional mood in all tenses.

Present/Future: Positive

yAn barpaeDa – If I come
I barpaDa – If you come

Aye/imbe barpeDa – If he comes

Al/mOlu barpalDa – If she comes

au/undu barpuNDa (barpuNDu + Da) – If it comes

nama/enkulu barpaDa – If we come

Ir/nikulu barparDa – If you come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr barperDa – If they come

undekulu/aikulu barpaDa – If they come

Present/Future: Negative

yAn barpujaeDa – If I don't come

I barpujaDa – If you don't come

Aye/imbe barpujeDa – If he doesn't come

Al/mOlu barpujalDa – If she doesn't come

au/undu barpujiDa – If it doesn't come

nama/enkulu barpujaDa – If we don't come

Ir/nikulu barpujarDa – If you don't come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr barpujerDa – If they don't come

undekulu/aikulu barpujaDa – If they don't come

Past: Positive

yAn battaeDa – If I came
I battaDa – If you came

Aye/imbe batteDa – If he came

Al/mOlu battalDa – If she came

au/undu batt’NDa (batt’ND + Da) – If it came

nama/enkulu battaDa – If we came

Ir/nikulu battarDa – If you came

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr batterDa – If they came

undekulu/aikulu battaDa – If they came

Past: Negative

yAn battijaeDa – If I didn't come

I battijaDa – If you didn't come

Aye/imbe battijeDa – If he didn't come

Al/mOlu battijalDa – If she didn't come

au/undu battijiDa – If it didn't come

nama/enkulu battijaDa – If we didn't come

Ir/nikulu battijarDa – If you didn't come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr battijerDa – If they didn't come

undekulu/aikulu battijaDa – If they didn't come

Present Perfect: Positive

yAn baidaeDa – If I had come
I baidaDa – If you had come

Aye/imbe baideDa – If he had come

Al/mOlu baidalDa – If she had come

au/undu baid’NDa (baid’ND + Da) – If it had come

nama/enkulu baidaDa – If we had come

Ir/nikulu baidarDa – If you had come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr baiderDa – If they had come

undekulu/aikulu baidaDa – If they had come

Present Perfect: Negative

yAn baidijaeDa – If I had not come

I baidijaDa – If you had not come

Aye/imbe baidijeDa – If he had not come

Al/mOlu baidijalDa – If she had not come

au/undu baidijiDa – If it had not come

nama/enkulu baidijaDa – If we had not come

Ir/nikulu baidijarDa – If you had not come

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr baidijerDa – If they had not come

undekulu/aikulu baidijaDa – If they had not come

Note: In Tulu we use Present Perfect with 'If' clause while in English it is Past Perfect.

One more example:

bUru (bUruni) – To fall

Present/Future: Positive

yAn bUruvaeDa – If I fall

I bUruvaDa – If you fall

Aye/imbe bUruvaeDa – If he falls

Al/mOlu bUruvalDa – If she falls

au/undu bUruNDa (bUruNDu + Da) – If it falls

nama/enkulu bUruvaDa – If we fall

Ir/nikulu bUruvarDa – If you fall

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUruverDa – If they fall

undekulu/aikulu bUruvaDa – If they fall

Present/Future: Negative

yAn bUrujaeDa – If I don't fall

I bUrujaDa – If you don't fall

Aye/imbe bUrujeDa – If he doesn't fall

Al/mOlu bUrujalDa – If she doesn't fall

au/undu bUrujiDa – If it doesn't fall

nama/enkulu bUrujaDa – If we don't fall

Ir/nikulu bUrujarDa – If you don't fall

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUrujerDa – If they don't fall

undekulu/aikulu bUrujaDa – If they don't fall

Past: Positive

yAn bUriyaeDa – If I fell

I bUriyaDa – If you fell

Aye/imbe bUriyeDa – If he fell

Al/mOlu bUriyalDa – If she fell

au/undu bUr’NDa (bUr’ND + Da) – If it fell

nama/enkulu bUriyaDa – If we fell

Ir/nikulu bUriyarDa – If you fell

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUriyerDa – If they fell

undekulu/aikulu bUriyaDa – If they fell

Past: Negative

yAn bUrijaeDa – If I didn't fall

I bUrijaDa – If you didn't fall

Aye/imbe bUrijeDa – If he didn't fall

Al/mOlu bUrijalDa – If she didn't fall

au/undu bUrijiDa – If it didn't fall

nama/enkulu bUrijaDa – If we didn't fall

Ir/nikulu bUrijarDa – If you didn't fall

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUrijerDa – If they didn't fall

undekulu/aikulu bUrijaDa – If they didn't fall

Present Perfect: Positive

yAn bUrdaeDa – If I had fallen

I bUrdaDa – If you had fallen

Aye/imbe bUrdeDa – If he had fallen

Al/mOlu bUrdalDa – If she had fallen

au/undu bUrd’NDa (bUrd’ND + Da) – If it had fallen

nama/enkulu bUrdaDa – If we had fallen

Ir/nikulu bUrdarDa – If you had fallen

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUrderDa – If they had fallen

undekulu/aikulu bUrdaDa – If they had fallen

Present Perfect: Negative

yAn bUrdijaeDa – If I had not fallen

I bUrdijaDa – If you had not fallen

Aye/imbe bUrdijeDa – If he had not fallen

Al/mOlu bUrdijalDa – If she had not fallen

au/undu bUrdijiDa – If it had not fallen

nama/enkulu bUrdijaDa – If we had not fallen

Ir/nikulu bUrdijarDa – If you had not fallen

akulu/mokulu/Ar/mEr bUrdijerDa – If they had not fallen

undekulu/aikulu bUrdijaDa – If they had not fallen

Now let us translate the following 3 sentences in Tulu:

1. If you call me, I will come

You call me – I enan leppuva

I will come – yAn barpae

Tulu: I enan leppuvaDa, yAn barpae

English: If you call me, I will come

Kannada: nInu nannannu karedare, nAnu bartEne

2. If he comes, tell me

He comes – Aye barpe

Tell me – eNDa paN

Tulu: Aye barpeDa eNDa paN

English: If he comes, tell me

Kannada: avanu bandare, nanage hELu

3. If I help you, will you help me?

I help you – yAn nikk sAya malpuvae

Will you help me? – I enk sAya malpuvana?

Tulu: yAn nikk sAya malpuveDa, I enk sAya malpuvana?

English: If I help you, will you help me?

Kannada: nAnu ninage sahAya mADidare, nInu nanage sahAya mADuttIya?

The above translated sentences in Tulu are correct. However, normally in spoken Tulu, the third person neuter past tense singular (like batt’NDa, bUr’NDa) used for all persons in all tenses regardless of singular or plural. So above 3 examples can also be translated to Tulu as given below:

Tulu: I enan lett’NDa, yAn barpae

English: If you call me, I will come

Kannada: nInu nannannu karedare, nAnu bartEne

Tulu: Aye batt’NDa, enaDa paN

English: If he comes, tell me

Kannada: avanu bandare, nanage hELu

Tulu: yAn nikk sAya malt’NDa, I enk sAya malpuvana?

English: If I help you, will you help me?

Kannada: nAnu ninage sahAya mADidare, nInu nanage sahAya mADuttIya?

As you see, above sentences are future conditional sentences, but we used the third person neuter past tense singular (lett’NDa, batt’NDa and malt’NDa) while translating ‘If’ clause. Today we are learning only future conditional sentences. Next week we will go to the past conditional sentences.

More Examples:

Tulu: I Od’NDa, parIksheD pAs Apa

English: If you study, you will pass the exam

Kannada: nInu Odidre, parIksheyalli pAs AgtIya

Tulu: I OdijiDa, parIksheD fail Apa

English: If you don’t read, you will fail the exam

Kannada: nInu Odlilladre, parIksheyalli fail AgtIya

Tulu: barsa batt’NDa, yAn chaNDi Apae

English: If it rains, I will get wet

Kannada: maLe bandre, nAnu odde AgtEne

Tulu: dAla samasyae itt’NDa enk paNle

English: If you have any problem, tell me

Kannada: EnAdrU samasye iddare nanage hELi

Tulu: Erla batt’NDa, enan leppu

English: If anyone comes, call me  

Kannada: yArAdrU bandre, nannannu kari

Tulu: I ellae batt’NDa, enk teripAv

English: If you come tomorrow, let me know (once you came)

Kannada: nInu nALe bandre, nanage tiLisu

Tulu: I ellae barpaDa, enk teripAv (Here we have to use future tense ‘barpaDa’ in the ‘If’ clause, since it expresses willingness or a wish)

English: If you will come tomorrow, let me know (in advance)

Kannada: nInu nALe barOdAdre, nanage tiLisu

Tulu: Aye barpeDa baraD (Again this sentence expresses a wish)

English: If he wants, let him come

Kannada: avanu barOdAdre, barali

Tulu: ANDa, enk onji sAya malpuvana?

English: If possible, can you do me a favor?

Kannada: Adre, nanage ondu sahAya mADuttIya?

Tulu: ANDa bayyag tikvae

English: If possible, I will meet you in the evening

Kannada: Adre sanje sigtEne

Tulu: dAla bODANDa (bODu + ANDa), enan leppule

English: If you need anything, call me

Kannada: EnAdrU bEkiddre, nannannu kariri

Also we can add the suffix ‘Da’ directly to the modal verbs like ‘bOdu’, boDchi, and, att, Avu

bODu = Need

bODuDa = If needed/want

boDchi = need not/not wanted

boDchiDa = If not needed

and = Yes / True

and’Da = If it is yes/true

att = No

att’Da = If it is not / Or

Avu = Okay

AvuDa = If it is okay

Tulu: dAla bODuDa enan leppule

English: If you need anything, call me

KannaDa: EnAdarU bEkiddare, nannannu kareyiri

Tulu: ireg boDchiDa, pira korle
English: If you don’t need, return it 

KannaDa: nimage bEDavAdare, hinde koDi

Tulu: Aye enna dosti and’Da, enk sAya malpuve

English: If it is true that he is my friend, he will help me

Kannada: avanu nanna snEhita haudAdare, nanage sahAya mADuttAne

Tulu: I att’Da, bEtae Er?

English: If not you, who else?

Kannada: nInu alladidre, bEre yAru?

Tulu: nikk AvuDa, dettoNu 

English: If it is okay for you, buy it

Kannada: ninage AgabahudAdare, takO 

Following words are frequently used with ‘if’ clause in Tulu:

1. onji vElae / onjelae / onji paksha = By chance / In case (Kannada: ondu vELe)

Example:

Tulu: onji vElae barsa batt’NDa, yAn bannaga portAvu (portu + Avu)

English: In case it rains, I may get late

Kannada: ondu vELe maLe bandre, nAnu baruvAga taDa AdItu

2. mini = by any chance (Kannada: EnAdrU)

The word ‘mini’ may have different meanings when used in sentences.

Examples:

Tulu: nikk mini gottuNDa?

Englsih: Do you know by any chance?

Kannada: ninage EnAdrU gottideya?

Tulu: enaDd mini Avand

English: It’s not possible for me in any case

Kannada: nanninda antU sAdhya illa

Tulu: akulu mini baruvera?

English: Will they come by any chance?

Kannada: avaru EnAdrU bandAra?

Tulu: yAn bannaga portANDa mini, neroDchi

English: If by any chance I am late, don’t scold me

Kannada: nAnu baruvAga EnAdrU taDa Adre, baibEDa

Tulu: onji vElae yAn bannaga portANDa mini, enk kApoDchi

English: If by any chance I am late, don’t wait for me

Kannada: ondu vELe nAnu baruvAga EnAdrU taDa Adre, nanage kAyabEDa

3. mAtra = Only (Kannada: mAtra)

Example:

Tulu: I lett’NDa mAtra barpae

English: I will come only if you call me

Kannada: nInu karedare mAtra bartEne

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