See also: వి

Telugu

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-వి (-vi)

  1. contraction of the pronouns అవి (avi) or ఇవి (ivi); used to form neuter plural nouns from adjectives, often as a predicate marker
    1. used with the genitive case of nouns to indicate possession
      ఇవి నావి.ivi nāvi.These are mine.
      ఈ బట్టలు అతనివి.ī baṭṭalu atanivi.These clothes are his.
      ఈ పుస్తకాలు విజయవి.ī pustakālu vijayavi.These books are Vijay’s.
    2. used with the participle form of verbs to form nouns meaning "the ones which (the verb)"
      కొన్నవిkonnavithe ones which were bought
    3. used with general adjectives to form nouns meaning "the (the adjective) ones"
      ఈ కాలాలు కొత్తవి.ī kālālu kottavi.These pens are new. (literally, “These pens new ones.”)
  2. second person singular concord marker
    నువ్వు నా స్నేహితుడివి.nuvvu nā snēhituḍivi.You are my friend.

Usage notes

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  • Nouns ending with the predicate marker suffix -వి are declined as if the అవి pronoun wasn't contracted, i.e., the oblique stem uses the suffix -వాటి (-vāṭi).
  • There is no second person plural or third person concord marker. Bare nouns are used as the predicate in such nominal sentences.

Derived terms

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References

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  • "వి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1169
  • Ramanarasimham, Parimi (2006 June) An Intensive Course in Telugu[1], 2nd edition, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, →ISBN, pages 62, 177, 190, 228, 611