-ను

Telugu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-nu/

Suffix

-ను • (-nu)

  1. a suffix used as ending or sign of the second or accusative case

Usage notes

-ని and -ను can be used as an ending for the accusative case. The vowel was harmonized with the preceding vowel, -ని used after the ఇ vowel and -ను used elsewhere. In modern usage, they are used relatively interchangeably, however -ను is still never used after the ఇ vowel sound. In addition, accusative pronouns (such as నన్ను, నిన్ను, and మమ్మల్ని) use either -ను or -ని exclusively. In dated poetry, the vowel was optional, however -న్ is no longer used in modern Telugu.[1]

References

  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003), The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 229.
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