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In ‘Spoken Kannada’ Text book (PDF)

Quick Practice…..

1st Person - Sg

- Pl

naanu

naavu

Pronouns

2nd Person - Sg

- Pl

niinu

niivu 1 2

3rd Person – Sg - m avanu

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3rd Person – Sg - m

– Sg - f

-Pl & Honorofic

Neuter-Sg

- Pl

avanu

avaLu

avaru

adu

avu

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naanu

niivu

ivaru

avaru

allananna

namma

ivara

avara

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avanu

avaLu

avana

avaLa

naanu

niivu

avaru

Yaaru?

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haudu (yes)

alla (not)

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Nouns have singular – plural numbers

Plural Suffixes:

Human: -(a)ru, - ndiru

Non-Human: -gaLu

Human: -u, -a ending and i/e ending Human: -u, -a ending and i/e ending

-u / -a ending

ganDasu

Hengasu

geLeya

baalaka

manuShya

ganDasaru

Hengasaru

geLeyaru

baalakaru

manuShyaru

-a ending Relation Nouns

akka

aNNa

bhaava

tamma

cikkappa

Akka-ndiru

aNNandiru

bhaavandiru

tammandiru

cikkappandiru

geLati

huDugi

soodari

tande

atte

-i/-e ending

geLati-y-aru

huDugiyaru

soodariyaru

tandeyaru

atteyaru

Kere

Baavi

naayi

Hola

Mara

Huu

neuter gender -gaLu

Kere-gaLu

baavigaLu

naayigaLu

HolagaLu

maragaLu

huugaLuHuu

uuru

huugaLu

uurugaLuExceptions

mantri

guru

vidyaarthi

adhikaari

mantri-gaLu

gurugaLu

vidyaarthigaLu

adhikaarigaLu

ganDu

heNNu

vara

vadhu

ganDu-gaLu

heNNUgaLu

varagaLu

vadhugaLu

magu makkaLu

Plural of Collective Nouns

niiru

akki

benki

nagu

DukhaDukha

koopa

saundarya

Give the Plural Number of the Following

haNNu

Soodari

Uuru

haNNu-gaLu

Soodariyaru

UurugaLu

Kere

kaLLa

Vaahana

Kere-gaLu

kaLLaru

VaahanagaLuUuru

Samudra

Leekhaki

tooTa

Hakiima

baTTe

geLati

diipa

UurugaLu

SamudragaLu

Leekhakiyaru

tooTagaLu

Hakiimaru

baTTegaLu

geLatiyaru

diipagaLu

Vaahana

Dina

Ungura

shiShya

oDeya

Meeju

guNa

akka

VaahanagaLu

DinagaLu

UnguragaLu

shiShyaru

oDeyaru

MeejugaLu

guNagaLu

akkandiru

1st Person - Sg

- Pl

naanu

naavu

Pronouns

2nd Person - Sg

- Pl

niinu

niivu

3rd Person – Sg - m avanu

nominative possessiveI mine

nanna

namma

ninna

nimma

avana

mane

office

hesaru

baNNa3rd Person – Sg - m

– Sg - f

-Pl & Honorofic

Neuter-Sg

- Pl

avanu

avaLu

avaru

adu

avu

avana

avaLa

avara

adara

avugaLa

baNNa

bele

huDuga

baalaka

maga

leekhaka

Baalu

avanu avana

huDuga-n-a

baalakana

magana

leekhakana

Baalu-na

Balu-vi-na

Possessive -a

huDugi

Baalaki

magaLu

Leekhaki

Geetha

avaLa

Balu-vi-na

avaLu

huDugi(y)a

Baalaki(y)a

magaL-a

Leekhaki(y)a

Geetha(L)a

huDugarua

Baalakiyara

makkaLa

Leekhakiyara

Geeth(a)avara

avara

huDugarua

Baalakiyara

makkaLa

Leekhakiyara

Geeth(a)avara

Neuter Genderadu

uuru

kaaru

Uur-in-a (uurina)

Kaar-ina

aduara

naayi

gaaLi

naayiya

gaaLiyaNaayigaLu

Plural Nouns

kere

maLe

Kereya

maLeya

NaayigaLu

keregaLu

naanu

naavu

Pronouns Nouns

niinu

Pronouns represent nouns

(people, object/s and names)

naanu

naanu + niinu or naanu, nanna tande

niinuniinu

niivu

niinu

Niinu + Baalu or niinu, ninna magalu

huDuga

baalaka

maga

leekhaka

Baalu

avanu

huDugi

Baalaki

magaLu

Leekhaki

Geetha

avaLu

huDugaru

Baalakiyaru

makkaLu

Leekhakiyaru

Geeth(a)avaru

avaru

any single any more any single

object aduany more

than one

objectsavu

QUESTIONS (PrashnegaLu)

Are TWO types.

Sentence with Question Words Or

Sentence with Question-Tag

Question Words Question TagQuestion Words

yaaru?

eenu?

eShTu?

elli?

yaavaaga?

heege?

eeke?

Who?

What?

How much/many?

Where?

When?

How?

Why?

Question Tag-aa?

magaL(u)aa?

uuraa?

Maga-n-aa?

huDuganaa?

huDugi-y-aa?

huDugi-n-aa?

Practice in Pairs

PRACTICE

naanu

naavu

niinu

niivu

nanna

namma

ninna

nimma

To (case)– (you, me, the dog)

nanage

namage

ninage

nimageniivu

avanu

avaLu

avaru

adu

avu

nimma

avana

avaLa

avara

adara

avugaLa

nimage

avanige

avaLige

avarige

adakke

avakke

To – (you, me, the dog) -ge; -ige; -(n)ige -akke

(i/e – ending )

huDugi

taayi

naayi

-ge

-ge

(u -ending )

-ige

uuru

niiru

haalu

hesaru

uur-ige

niirige

haalige

hesarige

a-ending human

-(n)ige/ -(L)ige

-ge

-ge;

huDuga

leekhaka

appa

huDuga-nige

leekhaka-nige

Appa-nige

a-ending

non-human

-kke

mara

tooTa

Saala

nela

Mara-kke

tooTa-kke

Saala-kke

nela-kke

mane

sabhe

tande

-ge

-ge

-ge

hesaru hesarige

Rameesha

cikkamma

Shobha

Rameesha-nige

Cikkamma-Lige

Shobha-Lige

nela

puTa

nela-kke

puTa-kke

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