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5. Vocavbulary LESSON - 2
adhyaapaka 'teacher (mas.)'
adhyaapaki 'teacher (fem.)' 1. Dialogue :
avara 'his/her (rem.)' Manohar : idu yaava pustaka ? Which book is this (prox.) ?
avaru 'he/she(hon.rem)'
Gopal : idu kaadambari This is a novel
ivara 'his/her (prox.)'
eenu 'what' Manohar : idara hesaru eenu ? What is its name ?
nanna 'my'
Gopal : idara hesaru Its name is Chirasmarane
namaskaara 'greeting term, equivalent to
cirasmaraNe
English good morning/
good afternoon/good evening' Manohar : idu yaara Whose novel is this ?
naanu 'I' kaadambari ?
nimma 'your'
Gopal : idu niranjana avara This is Niranjana's novel
niivu 'you (hon.sg.)'
kaadambari
maatrubhaashe 'mother tongue'
yaaru 'who' Manohar : idu ninna Is this your book ?
yaavudu 'which one' pustakaanaa ?
raajya 'state'
Gopal : alla. idu nanna No. It is not my book. It is
vidyaarthi 'student (mas.)'
pustaka alla. idu my friend Ashok's book
sneehita 'friend (mas.)'
nanna sneehita
hesaru 'name'
aSoka avara pustaka
5.2 Supplementary vocabulary : Manohar : adu yaara pennu ? Whose pen is that (rem.) ?
gumaasta 'clerk; ninna pennaa ? Is it yours ?
jille 'district'
deeSa 'country' Gopal : havdu. adu nanna Yes. It is my pen
leekhaki 'writter(fem.)' pennu
vaidya 'doctor' Manohar : adara hesaru eenu ? What is its name ?
vyaapaari 'businessman'
sneehite 'friend(fem.)' Gopal : adara hesaru hiiro Its name is Hero
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1.1 Dialogue : Manohar : ii huDugi yaaru ? Who is this girl ? Is she

ninna tangiinnaa ? your younger sister ?
Manohar : niinu yaarappa ? who are you (endearing) ?
Mohan : naanu aanand avara I am Anand's son Mohan : alla. ivaLu nanna No. She is not my younger
tangi alla. ivaLu sister. She is my elder
maga
nanna akka. sister
Manohar : ninna hesaru eenu ? What is your name ?
Manohar : ivaLa hesaru eenu ? what is her name ?
Mohan : nanna hesaru My name is Mohan
Mohan : ivaLa hesaru lalita Her name is Lalitha
moohan
Manohar : ivanu yaaru ? ninna Who is he ? (Sg. non-hon.
2. Pattern drill :
tammanna ? prox.) Is he your younger
2.1 idu yaava pustaka ? Which is this book ?
brother ?
adu yaava kaaleeju ? Which is that college ?
Mohan : alla. ivanu nanna No. He is not my younger
tamma alla. ivanu brother. He is my elder 2.2 idu kavana This is a poem
nanna aNNa brother adu kathe That is a story
Manohar : ivana hesaru eenu ? What is his name ? 2.3 idara hesaru eenu ? What is its (prox.) name ?
adara hesaru eenu ? What is its (rem.) name ?
Mohan : ivana hesaru sureeS. His name is suresh.
Manohar : avanu yaaru ? Who is he (sg. non-hon. 2.4 idu caduranga avara This is chaduranga's story
rem.) ? kathe
adu bhyrappa avara That is Bhyrappa's house
Mohan : avanu nanna sneehita He is my friend
mane
Manohar : avana hesaru eenu ? What is his name ?
2.5 idu ninna angiinaa ? Is it your shirt ?
Mohan : avana hesaru raaju His name is Raju adu avara maneenaa ? It it his (rem.) house ?
Manohar : aa huDugi yaaru ? Who is that girl ? 2.6 havdu. idu nanna pustaka Yes. this is my book
Mohan : avaLu nanna tangi She (sg. non-hon. rem.) is havdu. adu avara mane Yes. that is their house
my younger sister
2.7 alla. idu avara pennu alla No. This is not his/her pen
Manohar : avaLa hesaru eenu ? What is her name ? alla. adu nanna kaaru No. That is not my car
Mohan : avaLa hesaru kamala Her name is Kamala alla.
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2.8 niinu yaaru ? Who are you (non-hon.) ? idu kurchi This is a Chair
ninna hesaru eenu ? What is your name ? adu mara That is a tree
2.9 ivanu yaaru ? Who is he ? (non.hon.prox.) 3.2 The neuter pronouns are extended by adding possessive
ivanu javaana He is servant marker - a
ivana hesaru eenu ? What is his name ? adu + a = adara 'its' (rem.)
ivana hesaru nanjappa His name is Nanjappa idu + a = idara 'its' (prox.)
2.10 avaru yaaru ? Who is he (non-hon. rem) ? Note that the additional of - ar - when the above neuter
avanu kaavalugaara He is a watchman pronouns are used as possessive forms.
avana hesaru raamayya His name is Ramaiah 3.3 yes / no type of interrogation is obtained by adding - aa
to the nouns. Note the combination
2.11 avaLu yaaru ? Who is she (non-hon.rem) ?
avaLu javaani She is servant ? 3.3.1 kaadambari + aa = kaadambariinaa (kaadambariyaa)
avaLa hesaru lakshmi Her name is Lakshmi mane + aa = maaneenaa (maneyaa)
site + aa = siiteenaa (siiteyaa)
2.12 IvaLu yaaru ? Who is she (non-hon.rem.)?
3.3.2 pennu + aa = pennaa (pennaa)
ivaLu nanna tangi She is my younger sister
avaru + aa = avaraa (avaraa)
2.13 ivanu ninna tammaanaa ? Is he your younger brother ? 3.3.3 maga + aa = magaanaa (maganaa)
alla. ivanu nanna tamma No. He is not my younger raama + aa = raamaanaa (raamanaa)
alla. ivanu nanna aNNa brother. He is my elder Kamala + aa = kamalaanaa (kamalaLaa)
brother
Whenever = aa is added, the last vowel of the noun
2.14 avaLu ninna akkaanaa ? Is she your elder sister ? becomes long and it takes - n - as an addition in spoken
havdu. avaLu nanna akka Yes. she is my elder sister form. The forms in the paranthesis represent the standard
written form.
3. Key to learners : 3.4 havdu 'yes' is an affirmitive answer to question. alla 'no'
3.1 idu 'this' third person (neut. sg. prox.) is negation. Note that we can also make questions using
havdu and alla as havdaa ? and alvaa ?
adu 'that' third person (neut. sg. rem.)
are introduced. These pronouns are used to denote all 3.5 niinu 'you' : second person (sg.)
non-human nouns. ivanu 'he' : third person (mas. sg. prox.)
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avanu 'he' : third person (mas. sg. rem.) 4.2 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the words given
ivaLu 'She' : third person (fem. sg. prox.) in the bracket.
avaLu 'She' : third person (fem. sg. rem.) 4.2.1 adu _________ kaaru (avanu)
are introduced. aata, iita, aake, iike are also used as 4.2.2 idu _________ aafiisu ? (yaaru)
substitutes for avanu, ivanu, avaLu, ivaLu 4.2.3 avaLu ninna ________ ? (tangi)
3.6 The above pronouns are further extended by adding - 4.2.4 _______ hesaru kaamaakshi (ivaLu)
a Possessive marker.
4.3 Fill in the blanks using the Kannad equivalent of the
niinu + a = ninna 'your'
English ones :
ivanu + a = ivana 'his'
avanu + a = avana 'his' 4.3.1 avaLu ___________ (girl)
ivaLu + a = ivaLa 'her' 4.3.2 savita nanna ________ (elder sister)
avaLu + a = avaLa 'her'
4.3.3 nimma ________ yaaru ? (elder brother)
3.7 - appa is an addressive term used to address men who 4.3.4 nanna __________ kannaDa adhyaapaka
are strangers, intimates and subordinates. Femi - nine (younger brother)
counterpart of this term is - amma
4.4 interrogate :
3.8 aa 'that' and ii 'this' are demonstrative adjectives. Note 4.4.1 avanu vidyaarthi
the difference between these adjectives and neut. 4.4.2 adu pustaka
pronouns. 4.4.3 nanna raajya keeraLa
adu mane 'that is house' 4.4.4 havdu. avanu nanna tamma
aa mane 'that house'
4.5 Translate into Kannada
4. Exercises : 4.5.1 Who are you ?
4.1 Fill in the blanks using th appropriate word 4.5.2 Is she your younger sister ?
4.5.3 Who is that girl ?
4.1.1 idu niranjana avara ___________
4.5.4 This boy is Satish's Son
4.1.2 indiraa gaandhi avara ________ raajiiva gaandhi
4.5.5 Is it your booK ?
4.1.3 _______ hesaru cirasmaraNe 4.5.6 No. It is not my pen?
4.1.4 _______ adu nanna pustaka alla 4.5.7 Which is your native place ?
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4.6 Answer the following questions. tangi 'younger sister'

4.6.1 nimma uuru madaraasaa ? tamma 'younger brother'
4.6.2 aa huDuga nimma magaanaa ? ninna 'your'
4.6.3 niranjana avara kaadambari yaavudu ? maga 'son'
4.6.4 nimma maatrubhaashe kannaDaanaa ? pustaka 'book'
yaava 'which'
5. Vocabulary : havdu 'yes'
akka 'elder sister' huDugi 'girl'
adu 'that' (rem.)
adara 'its'
aNNa 'elder brother'
alla 'no' (negates the noun)
avaLu 'she' (non. hon. sg. rem.)
avaLa 'her'
avanu 'he' (non. hon. sg. rem.)
avana 'his'
aa 'that'
idu 'this' (prox.)
idara 'its'
ivana 'his'
ivaLu 'she' (non. hon. sg. prox.)
ivaLa 'her'
ii 'this'
kaadambari 'novel'