Conjunctions in Tulu

 

Tulu

Kannada

English

boka / bokka

mattu

and

la

U, kUDa, saha

and / also / even

ANDa

Adare

But

ANDala

AdarU

but even so / But still / though

att’Da / attANDa

Athava, alladiddare

or, if not so

ijjiDa / ijjANDa

Athaca, illadiddare

or, if not so

dAyae paNDa

Ekendare

Because

aik / aikAd / aikAtra

Adakke, adakkAgi, adakkOskara

Therefore / for that reason

aiDdAtra / aiDdAvara

adarindAgi, Addarinda

Therefore / Because of that

anchAd

hAgAgi

Therefore

ancha / incha

hAge/hIge

Thus / so

apaNDa

hAgAgi

In that case / If it is so

onjE…ijjiDa

ondE…athava/illadiiddare

either..or

onjE…att’Da

ondE…athava/alladiddare

either…or

…la…la irverla/raDDla

…U …U ibbarU/eraDU

both…and

…la ijji…la ijji

…U illa …U illa

neither…nor

mAtra att…la

mAtra alla…U kUDa

not only but also

attandae…la

allade…U kUDa

not only but also


Read Tulu Lesson 32: Conjunctions to learn more. 

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