तुं कितें करता?
tuṁ kitẽ karatā?
तुं कितें करता? (tuṁ kitẽ karatā?) is the Konkani phrase for 'what are you doing?'
This phrase is a question used to ask someone about the activity they are currently performing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of तुं (tuṁ) meaning 'you', कितें (kitẽ) meaning 'what' and करता (karatā) meaning 'doing' or 'do'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In certain dialects of Konkani, the second-person singular verb ending changes from करता (karatā) to करतास (karatās) to agree with the subject तुं (tuṁ).
How do you pronounce it?
tuṁ kitẽ karatā?
Did you know?
- Depending on the region, a speaker might use the Roman script to write तुं कितें करता? as 'Tu kite korta?', reflecting the heavy influence of Portuguese colonialism in Goa.
- While तुं is the standard word for 'you', using it in this question can feel incredibly blunt or even rude if you are speaking to an elder or a stranger.
- The word करता (karatā) is a cognate of the Sanskrit root 'kṛ', which is also the ancestor of many English words related to action and doing through Latin and Greek roots.
Examples in context
- तुं कितें करता?tuṃ kitẽ kartā?What are you doing?
Example conversation
Rahul calls Nisha on the phone to check on her.
- राहुल Rahulनिशा, तुं कितें करता?Niṣā, tuṃ kitẽ kartā?Nisha, what are you doing?
- निशा Nishaहांव पुस्तक वाचता.Hāṃ pustak vācatā.I am reading a book.
- राहुल Rahulतुका पुस्तक आवडटा?Tukā pustak āvaḍatā?Do you like the book?
- निशा Nishaहो, खूब आवडटा.Ho, khūb āvaḍatā.Yes, I like it a lot.
