The Compound verb “వేయు” (Vaeyu) in Telugu

 We usually use a single verb to describe the workand action of the subject. But, sometimes, compound verbs or two verbs are used in a sentence to generate a more precise meaning or combined meaning.

Here is an example for you to understand.

Ø  Naenupusthakamchadhivaanu. (నేను పుస్తకం చదివాను) – I read a book.

Ø  In the above sentence, there is only one verb,‘chadhuvu’ (చదువు).

Ø  Naenupusthakamchadhivaeshaanu(నేను పుస్తకం చదివేశాను) – I read up a book.

In the above sentence, there are two verbs ‘chadhuvu’ (చదువు) and ‘vaeyu’ (వేయు).

In the first sentence, the sentence reveals the general sense of completion of reading a book, and in the second sentence, it reveals the accurate sense with the use of a compound verb. Both show the past tense, but there is a difference in the sense of both actions.

‘Vaeyu’ can be added to other verbs too to change the sense of action. Here are some examples:

Ø  Choochu(చూచు) - to see– choosivaeyu/ choosaeyu(చూసివేయు / చూసేయు) – to see up

Ø  Thinu(తిను) – to eat – thinivaeyu/ thinaeyu(తినివేయు / తినేయు) – to eat up

Ø  Thragu(త్రాగు) – to drink – thragiveyu/ thraagaeyu(త్రాగివేయు / త్రాగేయు) – to drink up

Ø  Vacchu(వచ్చు) – to come – vacchiveyu/ vaccheyu(వచ్చివేయు / వచ్చేయు) – to come up

You can add ‘vaeyu’ (వేయు) to any verb to change its sense of action.

You will learn about another compound verb in the next lesson.