ଦୟାକରି
dayakari
The English word 'please' is translated into Odia as ଦୟାକରି (dayakari).
ଦୟାକରି is used as an interjection or an adverbial particle to soften a command or a request, making it more polite.
Meaning: interjection to make a polite request (intj)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ଦୟାକରି is the standard formal way to express 'please' in Odia.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word functions as an adverbial particle to soften the tone of a request or command.
How do you pronounce it?
dayakari
Did you know?
- The word ଦୟାକରି is composed of two roots, 'daya' meaning 'mercy' or 'compassion' and 'kari' meaning 'doer'. Essentially, when you ask someone to 'please' do something, you are linguistically asking them to 'do compassion'.
- If you use ଦୟାକରି with close friends or younger siblings, you might accidentally sound sarcastic or like you are making a grand, theatrical scene.
- In Odia, politeness is often managed by shifting the pronoun used for 'you' rather than adding a word like ଦୟାକରି. This honorific system allows a speaker to show respect through grammar alone.
Examples in context
- ଦୟାକରି।Please.This example shows the word ଦୟାକରି on its own.Tatoeba #8159719 by anjan, translation #393357 by shanghainese
- ଦୟାକରି ଶିଘ୍ର।Please hurry.This sentence uses ଦୟାକରି to express a request to hurry.Tatoeba #8163472 by anjan, translation #19733 by Swift
- ଧୁମପାନ, ଦୟାକରି।Smoking, please.This sentence uses ଦୟାକରି in the context of a request regarding smoking.Tatoeba #8163473 by anjan, translation #19920 by Sethlang
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Example conversation
Sneha asks Rahul for help with a book.
- ସ୍ନେହା Snehaଦୟାକରି ମତେ ସେହି ବହିଟି ଦିଅ।dayākari mate sehi bahiti dia.Please give me that book.
- ରାହୁଲ Rahulହଁ, ଏଇ ନିଅ।hã, ei nia.Yes, here it is.
- ସ୍ନେହା Snehaଧନ୍ୟବାଦ, ରାହୁଲ।dhanyabāda, rāhula.Thank you, Rahul.
- ରାହୁଲ Rahulକିଛି ଅସୁବିଧା ନାହିଁ।kichi asubidhā nāhī̃.No problem.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
