When to use it
Use it when something you bought is faulty or a service was cancelled.
The sentence in English — “How can I get a refund?”
In “How can I get a refund?” ‘can’ expresses ability and ‘refund’ is a noun.
- How
- adverbquestion word asking about the way or manner
- can
- auxiliary verbcan · tense: present · modal verb of ability or permission
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- get
- verbget · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · here it means "obtain"
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- refund
- nounnoun; money given back
The sentence in Telugu — “నా డబ్బు తిరిగి ఎలా పొందగలను?”
In “నా డబ్బు తిరిగి ఎలా పొందగలను?” there is no single word for refund: Telugu says ‘డబ్బు తిరిగి పొందు’ (get money back). ‘పొందగలను’ packs ‘గల’ (can) and ‘ను’ (I) into the verb.
- నా
- pronoun'my'
- డబ్బు
- noun'money'
- తిరిగి
- adverb'back'; tirigi pondu = get back
- ఎలా
- adverb'how'
- పొందగలను
- verbpondu · form: abilitative (-gala-) · person: 1st · pondu 'get' + gala 'can' + nu 'I'
English × Telugu — What changes from one language to the other
English uses the noun ‘refund’; Telugu a verb phrase, with ‘can I’ inside one word.
Example conversation
— నా డబ్బు తిరిగి ఎలా పొందగలను?
— How can I get a refund?
— బిల్లు తీసుకుని కౌంటర్కి రండి.
— Bring the bill to the counter.