Grammar
The Telugu Grammar is called vyākaranam (వ్యాకరణం).
The first treatise on Telugu grammar, the Andhra Sabda Chintamani was written in Sanskrit by Nannayya, considered the first Telugu poet and translator, in the 11th century A.D. This grammar followed the patterns which existed in grammatical treatises like Aṣṭādhyāyī and Vālmīkivyākaranam but unlike Pāṇini, Nannayya divided his work into five chapters, covering samjnā, sandhi, ajanta, halanta and kriya. Every Telugu grammatical rule is derived from Pāṇinian concepts.
In 19th century, Chinnaya Suri wrote a simplified work on Telugu grammar called Bāla Vyākaranam by borrowing concepts and ideas from Nannayya's grammar.
| Sentence | రాము బడికి వెళ్తాడు. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Words | రాము | బడికి | వెళ్తాడు. |
| Transliteration | rāmu | baḍiki | veḷtāḍu |
| Gloss | Ramu | to school | goes. |
| Parts | Subject | Object | Verb |
| Translation | Ramu goes to school. | ||
This sentence can also be interpreted as 'Ramu will go to school.' depending on the context. But it does not affect the SOV order.
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