ఆగు
āgu/aːɡu/
The English word stop is translated into Telugu as ఆగు (āgu).
ఆగు is used to mean not to continue. It can be used as a command to tell a person or a vehicle to stop moving.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite or formal imperative is ఆగండి. The gerund or verbal noun form meaning 'stopping' is ఆగడం. To express that they stop, or that a person of higher status stops, use the third-person plural or honorific singular form ఆగారు.
How do you pronounce it?
āgu
Did you know?
- The Telugu word ఆగు shares a common root with the Tamil word for a 'wedge used in splitting wood'. This suggests the concept of 'stopping' was historically linked to the physical act of jamming a wedge to halt movement.
- The verbal noun ఆగడం can be used to describe a 'pause' in a conversation or a 'stutter', treating the cessation of speech as a physical stop.
- The word ఆగడం, which means 'stopping', can also be used to describe the act of 'staying' or 'residing' in a place.
Examples in context
- ఇక్కడ ఆగు.Ikkaḍa āgu.Stop here.
Example conversation
Venkat and Shravani are walking together and see a shop.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniవెంకట్, ఇక్కడ ఆగు.Venkat, ikkada aagu.Venkat, stop here.
- వెంకట్ Venkatఎందుకు ఆగాలి?Enduku aagaali?Why should I stop?
- శ్రావణి Sravaniఆ షాపు చూడాలి.Aa shapu choodali.I want to see that shop.
- వెంకట్ Venkatసరే, ఆగుదాం.Sare, aagudaam.Okay, let's stop.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ఆగు, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ఆగు, CC BY-SA 4.0.
