When to use it
Use it when you need cash, for an auto-rickshaw or a stall that takes no cards.
“Where is the nearest ATM?” — The sentence in English
In “Where is the nearest ATM?” the abbreviation follows ‘the nearest’.
- Where
- adverbquestion word asking about place
- is
- verbbe · tense: present · person: third · number: singular · form of "to be"; here it says where something is
- the
- determinerdefinite article
- nearest
- adjectivesuperlative of "near"
- ATM
- nounnoun; short for automated teller machine, a cash machine
“అతి దగ్గరి ఏటీఎం ఎక్కడ ఉంది?” — The sentence in Telugu
In “అతి దగ్గరి ఏటీఎం ఎక్కడ ఉంది?” the English ‘ATM’ is written in Telugu script, ‘ఏటీఎం’, and used as an ordinary noun. The verb ‘ఉంది’ comes last.
- అతి
- adverbati daggari = nearest
- దగ్గరి
- adjective'near', before ATM
- ఏటీఎం
- noun'ATM', the English abbreviation in Telugu script
- ఎక్కడ
- adverb'where', before the verb
- ఉంది
- verbuṇḍu · tense: present · person: third · 'is'
English × Telugu: What changes from one language to the other
Both use the same abbreviation; Telugu writes it in its own script and puts the verb last.
Example conversation
— అతి దగ్గరి ఏటీఎం ఎక్కడ ఉంది?
— Where is the nearest ATM?
— పెట్రోల్ బంకులో ఒకటి ఉంది.
— There's one inside the petrol bunk.