ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು
dayaviṭṭu
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (dayaviṭṭu) is the Kannada word for please.
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು is an interjection used to make a polite request. In Kannada, it is typically placed at the beginning of a request to set a polite tone, rather than at the end as is common in English.
Meaning: interjection to make a polite request (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು is an adverbial form and does not change based on the person or number of the subject performing the action.
How do you pronounce it?
dayaviṭṭu
Did you know?
- While ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು is the standard word for 'please', many native speakers omit it entirely and instead indicate politeness by adding the suffix ಇರಿ or ಮಾಡಿ to the verb to create a respectful command.
- The word ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು is rooted in the word ದಯාව (dayāva), which means 'mercy' or 'compassion'.
- In very informal settings with close friends, using ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು can actually feel too stiff or even sarcastic, as if you are being mockingly formal.
Examples in context
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನಗೆ ಕೊನೆಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡಿ.Please answer my last question.
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬನ್ನಿ.dayaviṭṭu illi banni.Please come here.
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ.dayaviṭṭu svalpa nidhavāgi māṭanāḍi.Please speak a little slowly.
- ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಿ.dayaviṭṭu nanage sahāya māḍi.Please help me.
Example conversation
Soumya asks Rahul for a glass of water.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaರಾಹುಲ್, ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನಗೆ ನೀರು ಕೊಡಿ.Rāhul, dayaviṭṭu nanage nīru koḍi.Rahul, please give me some water.
- ರಾಹುಲ್ Rahulಖಂಡಿತ, ಒಂದು ನಿಮಿಷ ಇರಿ.Khaṇḍita, ondu nimiṣa iri.Sure, wait one minute.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.Dhanyavādagalu.Thank you.
- ರಾಹುಲ್ Rahulಇಗೋ ನಿಮ್ಮ ನೀರು.Igō nimma nīru.Here is your water.
