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Kannada Grammar - How to Ask Questions

Hi Kannada learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be learning how to ask questions in Kannada. Asking questions is an important part of communication and understanding, so it's important to know how to do it correctly. We'll cover the basics of forming questions, as well as some more advanced topics.

Basics of Forming Questions

Asking questions in Kannada is quite simple. All you need to do is add the word ಹೇಳು (heḷu) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• ನಾನು ಕಡೆ ಹೋದೆನ್ನು ಹೇಳು? (Nānu kaḍe hōdenu heḷu?) - Do I have a pen?
• ನಾನು ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಹೇಳು? (Nānu tamm heṣaru enu heḷu?) - What is your name?

It's that easy!

Advanced Topics

Now let's look at some more advanced topics related to asking questions in Kannada.

Negative Questions

Negative questions are formed by adding the word ಇಲ್ಲ (illa) at the beginning of the sentence. For example:

• ಇಲ್ಲ ನಾನು ಕಡೆ ಹೋದೆನ್ನು ಹೇಳು? (Illa nānu kaḍe hōdenu heḷu?) - Don't I have a pen?
• ಇಲ್ಲ ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಹೇಳು? (Illa tamm heṣaru enu heḷu?) - What isn't your name?

Yes/No Questions

Yes/no questions are formed by adding the words ಹೋಗುವುದು (hōguvudu) or ಹೋಗುವಿಲ್ಲ (hōguvillu) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• ನಾನು ಕಡೆ ಹೋದೆನ್ನು ಹೋಗುವುದು? (Nānu kaḍe hōdenu hōguvudu?) - Do I have a pen?
• ನಾನು ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಹೋಗುವಿಲ್ಲ? (Nānu tamm heṣaru enu hōguvillu?) - Is your name not something else?

Wh-Questions

Wh-questions are formed by adding one of the following words at the beginning of the sentence: ಯಾವ (yāva), ಎಷ್ಟು (eṣṭu), ಎನ್ನು (enna), ಎಂದು (eṃdu), ಎಲ್ಲಿ (elli). For example:

• ಯಾವ ನಾನು ಕಡೆ ಹೋದೆನ್ನು ಹೇಳು? (Yāva nānu kaḍe hōdenu heḷu?) - Where do I have a pen?
• ಎಷ್ಟು ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಹೇಳು? (Eṣṭu tamm heṣaru enu heḷu?) - How many letters is your name?

Tag Questions

Tag questions are formed by adding the word ಅವು (avu) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• ನಾನು ಕಡೆ ಹೋದೆನ್ನು ಹೇಳು ಅವು? (Nānu kaḍe hōdenu heḷu avu?) - I have a pen, don't I?
• ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು ಹೇಳು ಅವು? (Tamm heṣaru enu heḷu avu?) - Your name is something else, isn't it?

That's all for today's lesson! We hope you now have a better understanding of how to ask questions in Kannada.

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