The Compound Verb “వెళ్ళు” (Vellu) in Telugu

 The next compound verb is vellu(వెళ్ళు) or povu(పోవు). Both have the same meaning, which means‘to go.’

Here is an example:

Ø  Seetha kooragayalutheesukellindhi. (సీత కూరగాయలు తీసుకెళ్ళింది.) – Sita bought vegetablesand went.

In the above sentence, the usage of the compound verb indicates two actions, buying and taking them home.

Ø  Seetha kooragayaluteesukundi(సీత కూరగాయలు తీసుకుంది) – Sita picked vegetables.

In the above sentence, the verb just indicates the action of buying vegetables. 

Here are some other verbs along with the use of ‘vellu’ (వెళ్ళు) and ‘povu’ (పోవు):

Ø  Tinu(తిను) – to eat – tinivellu/ tinelluta(తినివెళ్ళు / తినెళ్ళుట) – to eat and go

Ø  Choodu(చూడు) – to see – choosivellu/ – chooselluta(చూసివెళ్ళు / చూసెళ్ళుట) – to see and go

Ø  Pattukonu(పట్టుకొను) – to catch – pattukuvellu/ pattukelluta(పట్టుకువెళ్ళు/ పట్టుకెళ్ళుట) – to catch and go or to take away

Ø  Dhochukonu(దోచుకొను) – to steal – dochukuvellu/ dochukelluta(దోచుకువెళ్ళు / దోచుకెళ్ళుట) – to steal and go

Ø  Vacchu(వచ్చు) – to come – vacchipovu(వచ్చిపోవు) – to come and go

Ø  Vellu(వెళ్ళు) – to go – vellipovu(వెళ్ళిపోవు) – to go away

In the last compound verb, ‘vellipovu’ (వెళ్ళిపోవు) both verbs ‘vellu’ (వెళ్ళు) and ‘povu’ (పోవు) have a similar meaning which is ‘to go’ individually. But the verb gives the meaning of ‘to go away’ as a combined meaning for the compound verb