చేయి
cēyi
The English verb 'do' is translated into Telugu as చేయి (cēyi).
This verb is used to describe the act of performing tasks.
Meaning: perform tasks (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb takes several forms depending on the context. The informal or casual imperative form is చేయ్, while the polite or formal imperative is చేయండి. To express the infinitive 'to do', use చేయడం. The gerund or verbal noun form is also చేయడం. If you want to say 'I will do' in the first-person singular future tense, use చేస్తాను.
How do you pronounce it?
cēyi
Did you know?
- The root of చేయి is historically linked to the Proto-Dravidian word for 'hand', suggesting that 'doing' was conceptually tied to physical manual labor.
- Telugu speakers may use the formal చేయండి even when speaking to children or subordinates to show a specific type of social grace or 'maryada'.
- To say 'I did it' in a way that implies 'I managed to do it', Telugu speakers often use a causative construction rather than a simple past tense of చేయి.
Examples in context
- ఈ పని చేయి.Ee pani cheyi.Do this work.
- నువ్వు అది చేయి.Nuvvu adi cheyi.You do that.
Example conversation
Kiran and Shravani are studying together.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniకిరణ్, హోంవర్క్ చేయి.Kiran, homework cheyi.Kiran, do your homework.
- కిరణ్ Kiranనేను చేస్తున్నాను శ్రావణి.Nenu chestunnanu Shravani.I am doing it, Shravani.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniముందుగా లెక్కలు చేయి.Munduga lekkalu cheyi.Do the math first.
- కిరణ్ Kiranసరే, ఇప్పుడే చేస్తాను.Sare, ippude chestanu.Okay, I will do it now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries చేయి, CC BY-SA 4.0.
