Kannada Phrase of the Day - 18

[S J Chakravarthy]

Kannada Phrase of the Day – 18

Dear All,

Good evening. An important part of the last 3 emails was also the
usage
of different tenses. Here is the summary w.r.t tenses:

I shall use the verb 'oodu' (to read) as the example.

1. ooduttaane: He reads.
2. oodutta idaale: She is reading.
3. oodidaru: He read (past tense).
4. oodutta idaru: They were reading.

Future tense usage is similar to present tense, but understood in the
context of the sentence.
For example:
avaLu naaLe ooduttaaLe: She shall read tomorrow. (future tense)
avaLu cennaagi ooduttaaLe: She reads well/nicely. (present tense)
Pronunciation note: c = ch

Please let me know if you are having any trouble or doubts in using
your
Kannada sentences.

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