ಹೋಗು
hōgu
The English verb 'go' is translated into Kannada as ಹೋಗು (hōgu).
The verb is used to describe the action of moving through space, typically from one place to another.
Meaning: to move through space (especially from one place to another) (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes its form depending on the subject and the tense. For a third-person masculine subject in the present tense, use ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ (he goes). For a third-person feminine subject in the present tense, use ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ (she goes). To express the first person singular in the future tense, use ಹೋಗುವೆನು (I will go).
How do you pronounce it?
hōgu
Did you know?
- In colloquial Kannada, the verb ಹೋಗು is often used in the phrase ಹೋಗಿ ಬನ್ನಿ, which literally means 'go and come back'.
- When asking 'how is it going?', a Kannada speaker will not use the verb ಹೋಗು, but will instead use a phrase related to 'progressing' or 'proceeding'.
- The root of ಹೋಗು is shared with other major Dravidian languages, making it a cognate of the Tamil word போ and the Telugu word పోవు.
Examples in context
- ಟಾಮ್ ಮೇರಿಗೆ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋಗುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಳಿದನು.Tom told Mary to go home.This sentence shows the use of ಹೋಗು in a way that describes being told to go home.Tatoeba #4776862 by legalghost, translation #1867852 by CK
- ಒಳಗೆ ಹೋಗು ಅಷ್ಟೇ.Just go inside.This sentence uses ಹೋಗು as an imperative command to go inside.Tatoeba #4774747 by legalghost, translation #2249423 by CK
- ನಾನು ಒಬ್ಬಳೇ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ.I'll go alone.This sentence shows how the verb is used when expressing a personal intention to go.Tatoeba #13223989 by Lumi, translation #5852845 by CK
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಈಗ ನೀವು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಛೇರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿರಿ.Please go to your office now.
- ನಾನು ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟ್ಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ, ನೀವು ಬರುತ್ತೀರಾ?I'm going to the market, do you want to come?
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Example conversation
Soumya and Abhishek are deciding when to leave for the market.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಈಗಲೇ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಹೋಗು.īgale mārukaṭṭege hōgu.Go to the market right now.
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekನಾನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯದ ನಂತರ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ.nānu svalpa samayada nantara hōguttēne.I will go after some time.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಬೇಗ ಹೋಗು, ಸಮಯ ಮೀರಿಹೋಗಿದೆ.bēga hōgu, samaya mīrihōgide.Go quickly, time has run out.
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekಸರಿ ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ನಾನು ಈಗಲೇ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ.sari soumya, nānu īgalē hōguttēne.Okay Soumya, I am going now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “go” translations and entries ಹೋಗು, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ಹೋಗು, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
