Kannada Phrase of the Day - 15

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Kannada Phrase of the Day - 15

Good evening.
During this week, I shall be introducing 'Them'.

'Avaru'(plural) in Kannada refers to 'Them' or 'Those people' in
English. This is similar to 'Woh Log' in Hindi. I shall begin with the
male singular in this class.

Avanu: He

Usage:
1. Avanu namma manege bandidda. He had come to our house.

avanu: He
namma: our
manege (mane + ge): to the house
bandidda: had come (past tense).

2. Avanu aa shaaleyalli ooduttiddaane. He is studying in that school.

avanu: He
aa: 'that'. similarly, 'ii' would refer to this. Both “aa” and “ii”
have neuter gender.
Saaleyalli (shaale + alli) in the school.
ooduttiddaane:
oodutta (as in Oh)+ iddaane (studying, present continuous).
oodu: to read
iddaane: 'he is' (this denotes the continuous part of the verb)

3. In Kannada, there is not a specific term to denote the future
tense. It mostly depends on context. For example, the previous example
could be used as: 'avanu Saaleyalli ooduttaane' could mean,
a. He studies at school
b. He shall/will study at school

and depending on the context, the meaning is understood.

P.S: It is better to clarify the 'tense' if you are not sure about it.

Thanks and regards,
Sham
August 2008

Approximate vowel pronunciation:
Short vowels: Elongated vowels:
o as in “open”/ oo as in “soap”
e as in “egg”/ ee as in “tape”
a as in “cut” / aa as in “ah”
i as in “it” / ii as in “eat”
u as in “put” / uu as in “tooth”

This lesson is considered OPEN SOURCE by the author, and as such, may
be used and modified for non-commercial purposes, provided that the
author (Sham Kashyap) is given credit, and the information remains
OPEN SOURCE in its further uses.

Adapted for Kannada 4 the Day by S. J. Chakravarthy, August 2008