నేను నిన్ను చంపుతాను
nēnu ninnu camputānu
The English phrase "I will kill you" is translated into Telugu as నేను నిన్ను చంపుతాను (nēnu ninnu camputānu).
This phrase is used as a direct threat to end someone's life.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of nēnu (I), ninnu (you in the accusative case) and camputānu (will kill).
Which one should you use?
The form నేను నిన్ను చంపుతాను is used when addressing a single person informally. To direct the threat at a group of people or someone you are addressing formally, you must use నేను మిమ్మల్ని చంపుతాను instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb camputānu is in the first-person singular future tense, which agrees with the subject nēnu.
How do you pronounce it?
nēnu ninnu camputānu
Did you know?
- If you want to express extreme fury without actually intending to commit murder, a Telugu speaker is more likely to threaten to 'break' a specific body part than to use చంపుతాను.
- While చంపుతాను means 'will kill', using it in a poetic or literary context can refer to 'killing' time, expressed as సమయాన్ని చంపడం.
- The word నేను (I) is a cognate with the Kannada ನಾನು and the Tamil நான், showing a shared linguistic root across the major Dravidian languages of South India.
Examples in context
- దొరికితే నేను నిన్ను చంపుతాను!dorikitē nēnu nitnu camputānu!If I catch you, I will kill you!
Example conversation
Two people are having a heated argument.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniవెంకట్, నా డబ్బులు వెంటనే తిరిగి ఇచ్చేయ్.venkaṭ, nā dabbulu veṇṭanē tirigi iccēy.Venkat, give my money back immediately.
- వెంకట్ Venkatనేను నీకు ఏ డబ్బులు ఇవ్వను.nēnu nīku ē dabbulu ivvanu.I will not give you any money.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniఅలా అంటే నేను నిన్ను చంపుతాను!alā aṇṭē nēnu ninnu camputānu!If you say that, I will kill you!
- వెంకట్ Venkatశ్రావణి, నువ్వు పిచ్చిగా మాట్లాడుతున్నావు.śrāvaṇi, nuvvu piccigā māṭlāḍutunnāvu.Sravani, you are talking crazily.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries నిన్ను, నేను, CC BY-SA 4.0.
