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Learn Tamil - Interrogatives

EnglishTeluguTamilRemarks
Whatఏమి, ఏమిటి, ఏంటిEnna - ఎన్నEg: Enna Pandre? - Em chesthunnavu?
Whenఎప్పుడుEppo - ఎప్పొSimilar to Eppudu, just remove du and change ppu to ppo
Whereఎక్కడEnge - ఎంగె 
WhoఎవరుYar - యార్ 
Whyఏ, ఏమి, ఎందుకుEe - ఏ,
edukku - ఎదుక్కు
 
HowఎలాEpdi - ఎప్డి,
eppadi - ఎప్పడి
Not to be confused with eppudu in Telugu
WhichఏదిEdu - ఎదు 
How muchఎంతEvlo - ఎవళో 
How manyఎన్నిEthna - ఎత్న 

Unlike Telugu people, Tamils do not add “-ki” or “-ku” after Interrogatives Eg: Telugu: Ekkadi”ki” Veluthunnavu? Tamil: Enge Pore? (Telugu Literal: Ekkada Pothunnavu?)

In Tamil “-nga” - “oగ” is added to Interrogatives, verbs and pronouns Eg: Ennanga, Epponga, Yarnga etc to make them sound more formal or respectful just like how we add in Telugu “-ndi” - “-oడి” Eg: రండి, కూర్చోండి etc

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