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Odia Grammar

The Odia grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Odia and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:

And: ଆଉ  [ā'u] Under: ତଳେ  [taḷē]
Before: ପୂର୍ବରୁ  [pūrbaru] After: ପରେ  [parē]
Inside: ଭିତରେ  [bhitarē] Outside: ବାହାରେ  [bāhārē]
With: ସହିତ  [sahita] But: କିନ୍ତୁ  [kintu]
For: ପାଇଁ  [pā'im̐] From: ଠାରୁ  [ṭhāru]
To: କୁ  [ku] In: ଭିତର  [bhitara]

Questions and Adverbs

To ask questions, use the following:

What?: କ’ଣ?  [ka 'ṇa.] Who?: କିଏ?  [ki'ē.]
How?: କିପରି  [kipari] Why?: କାହିଁକି?  [kāhim̐ki.]
Where?: କେଉଁଠାରେ  [kē'um̐ṭhārē]

Some of the most important time adverbs:

Never: ଆଦୌ ନୁହେଁ  [ādau nuhēm̐] Rarely: ବହୁତ କମ୍  [bahuta kam]
Sometimes: ବେଳେବେଳେ  [bēḷēbēḷē] Usually: ସାଧାରଣତଃ  [sādhāraṇataḥ]
Always: ସବୁବେଳେ  [sabubēḷē] Very: ବହୁତ  [bahuta]

Most commonly used pronouns in Odia:

I: ମୁଁ  [mum̐] You: ତୁମେ  [tumē]
He: ସେ  [sē] She: ସେ  [sē]
We: ଆମେ  [āmē] They: ସେମାନେ  [sēmānē]

To express the possession of something [possessive form]:

My: ମୋର  [mōra] Your: ତୁମର  [tumara]
His: ତାଙ୍କର  [tāṅkara] Her: ତାଙ୍କର  [tāṅkara]
Our: ଆମର  [āmara] Their: ସେମାନଙ୍କର  [sēmānaṅkara]

Grammar in a sentence

Some random verbs to show how it's being used:

I speak English: ମୁଁ ଇଂଲିଶ୍ କହିପାରେ  [mum̐ inliś kahipārē]
You speak French: ତୁମେ ଫ୍ରେଞ୍ଚ୍ କୁହ  [tumē phrēñc kuha]
He speaks German: ସେ ଜର୍ମାନ୍ କୁହନ୍ତି  [sē jarmān kuhanti]
She speaks Italian: ସେ ଆରାବିକ୍ କୁହନ୍ତି  [sē ārābik kuhanti]
I visited France: ମୁଁ ଫ୍ରାନ୍ସ୍ ବୁଲିଛି  [mum̐ phrāns bulichi]
I will drink milk: ମୁଁ କ୍ଷୀର ପିଇବି  [mum̐ kṣīra pi'ibi]

Some extra grammatical structures:

I understand you: ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ବୁଝିପାରୁଛି  [mum̐ tumaku bujhipāruchi]
I don't understand you: ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ବୁଝିପାରୁ ନାହଁ  [mum̐ tumaku bujhipāru nāham̐]
I don't speak French: ମୁଁ ଫ୍ରେଞ୍ଚ୍ କହିପାରେ ନାହିଁ  [mum̐ phrēñc kahipārē nāhim̐]
This is my house: ଏଇଟା ମୋ ଘର  [ē'iṭā mō ghara]
That restaurant is far: ସେହି ରେଷ୍ଟୁରାଣ୍ଟ ବହୁତ ଦୂର   [sēhi rēṣṭurāṇṭa bahuta dūra]
No problem: କୌଣସି ସମସ୍ୟା ନାହିଁ  [kauṇasi samasẏā nāhim̐]

The above Odia grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Odia vocabulary to obtain some popular Odia phrases.


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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one.


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