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Question Marker: English Gloss Transliterated Kannada Õ°

The document covers interrogative sentences in Kannada including yes-no questions, negative sentences, locational constructions, stative verbs, and disjunctive constructions. Example questions and answers are provided to demonstrate asking and responding to questions about objects, locations, identities and more in Kannada.

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Question Marker: English Gloss Transliterated Kannada Õ°

The document covers interrogative sentences in Kannada including yes-no questions, negative sentences, locational constructions, stative verbs, and disjunctive constructions. Example questions and answers are provided to demonstrate asking and responding to questions about objects, locations, identities and more in Kannada.

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9/2/13 Preliminary Lessons

ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/kannada/lesson2.html 1/8
Lesson 2: Asking Questions

Lesson 2: Yes-No questions
English gloss Transliterated Kannada
Question marker -aa?
B?

Lesson 2.1: Interrogative Sentences
English gloss Transliterated Kannada

1. Is this a book? idu pustakav-aa?


Cu yN
Is that a room? adu ruum-aa?
Au ?
Is this a tabnalli? idu meejaa?
Cu c?
Is this a door? idu baagilaa?
Cu T?
is this a pen? idu penn-aa?
yw?
Is that a cupboard? adu maaDaa?
Au N?


Lesson 2.2: Negation
English gloss Transliterated Kannada
3. no (not located) illa
C
no (not identical) alla
A

Lesson 2.3: Negative Sentences
a. No, that is not a book.
alla, adu pustaka
alla
A, Au
yN A
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b. No, this is not a
window.
alla, idu kiTiki alla
A, Cu OiO A
c. No, this is not a cabinet.
alla, idu maaDu
alla
A, Cu N
A
d. No, this is not a door.
alla, idu kiTiki
alla.
A, Cu OiO A
e. No, this is not a pen.
alla, idu pennu
alla.
A, Cu yw
A
h. No, this is not a table,
it's a book.
alla, idu meej-alla,
idu pustaka.
A, Cu c
A, Cu
yN
i. No, this is not a table,
it's a room.
alla, idu meeju
alla, idu ruumu.
A Cu c
A, Cu
i. No, this is not a door, it's
a cabinet.
alla, idu baagiluu
alla, idu maaDu.
A, Cu T
A, Cu N

Lesson 2.4: Place Names, locations
4. America ameerikaa
AN
India inDyaa
Cm
England inglaaNDu
CSl
Germany jarmani
cx
France fraans
w
Russia raSyaa

Office aafiis
Bz
post office poosT aafiis
yB z
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Lesson 2.5: Stative Verbs
4. be known gottu
Sq

be liked iSTa
C
be needed,
wanted
beeku
N
be sufficient saaku
N

Lesson 2.6: Interrogative Identity constructions
a. Are you (an) American? niivu amerikkan-aa?
x A
Nw?
b. Is s/he (an) Indian? avaru inDyanaa?
A Cm
w?
c. Am I a teacher? naan Tiiccarraa?
ww iX?
d. Is s/he the Professor? avaru prafasaraa?
A
y?
e. Is this America? idu amerikkaa-v-aa?
Cu A
N?
f. Is this India? idu inDyaa-v-aa?
Cu
Cm?
g. Are you a student? niivu sTuuDenTaa?
x
ln?
h. Is she a student? avaLu sTuuDenTaa?
A
ln?
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Lesson 2.7: Interrogative Locational Constructions
English gloss Transliterated Kannada
5. in (locative suffix) -alli, -nalli, -dalli
, w, u
in the room ruum-n-alli
w
in the cabinet maaDalli
N
in Philadelphia filaDelfiyaad-alli
zll
in California kalifoorniyaadalli
N
xu
in America amerikkaa-d-alli
ANu
in India inDyaa-d-alli
Cml
in, on the table/desk meej-n-lalli
c

5 a. Are you in the
room?
niivu ruumnalli
iddiir-aa?
x w Cv
?
5 b. Are you in
Philadelphia?
niivu filaDelfiyaa-
dalli iddiiraa?
x
zluv
?
5 c. Are you in
America?
niivu amerikkaadalli
iddiir-aa?
x ANuv
?
5 d. Are you in India?
niivu inDyaadalli
iddiir-aa?
x Cml
Cv?
5 e. Yes, I am in the
room.
havdu, naan
ruumnalli iddiini
u,
ww w Cv
x
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5 f. Yes, I am in
Philadelphia.
havdu, naan
filaDelfiyaadalli
iddiini
u, nAnu
zl u
Cvx
5 g. Yes, I am in
America.
havdu, naan
amerikkadalli iddiini
u, ww
ANu
5 h. Yes, I am in the
office.
havdu, naan
aafiisnalli iddiini
u, ww
Bz Cvx
5 i. Yes, the book is
on the table/desk.
havdu, pustaka
meejnall-ide.
u,
yN
cu
5 j. Yes, the book is
in the post office.
havdu, pustaka
poosT aafiisnall-ide
u
yN y
zu

6 a. No, I am not in the room.
illa, naan ruumnall-illa.
C ww w
6.b No, I am not in India.
illa, naan inDyaadall-illa.
C ww
Cml
6 c. No, the student is not in the
office
illa, sTuuDenT aafisnall-illa.
C lg Bz

6 d. No, you are not in the room.


illa, niivu ruumnall-illa.
C x w
6 e. No, the book is not in the
office.
illa, pustaka aafiisnall-illa.
yqN Bz
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6 f. No, the pen is not in the
cupboard.
illa, pennu maaDnal-illa.
C yw N
6 g. Yes, that is in the room.
havdu, adu ruumnall-ide.
u Au
wu
6 h. Yes, this is here.
havdu, idu ill-ide.
u Cu Cu
5 i. Yes, the U of Penn is in
Philadelphia.
havdu, `U of Penn' filaDelfiyaadall-ide.
u Aw
zllu

Lesson B: Interrogative Locational and Identity Sentences
7. Is it?
ideyaa?
Cu?
irukk-aa?
?
7 a. Is the book on the table
pustaka meejnalli idyaa?
yN c Cu?
7.b. Is the student in the room?
sTuuDenT ruumnalli iddaaraa?
lg w Cu?
7 c. Is he an American?
avaru amerikanaa?
A ANw?
7 d. Are you an Indian?
niivu inDyanaa?
x Cmw?
7 e. Is she in the room?
avaLu ruumnalli iddaaLaa?
A w Cu?
7 f. Are you in America?
niivu amerikkaadall-iddiiraa?
x ANl Cv?

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Lesson 2.8: Disjunctive (Either-Or) Constructions
English gloss Transliteration

8. either (x) or (y)


-aa...-aa?
B...B?
a. Is this a book or (is it) a pen?
idu pustakavaa pennaa?
Cu yN
yw?
b. Is that a door or (is it) a
window?
adu baagilaa kiTikiyaa?
Au T OiO?
c. Is this a pen or a book?
idu pennaa pustakavaa?
Cu yw
yN?
d. Are you American or Indian?
niivu amerikanaa inDyanaa?
x ANw Cm
w?
e. Do you know German or (do
you know) French?
jarman gottaa frenc gottaa?
c Sq w
Sq?
f. Is this enough for you, or do
you want more?
idu saakaa, beekaa?
Cu N, P?
f. Is this enough work for you, or
do you want more?
kelsa saakaa, beekaa?
N N, P?
f. Do you like tea or coffee?
Tii iSTavaa kaafi iSTavaa?
i C Nz
C?

More Locative Formations: Nouns ending in -a
English gloss Transliteration
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9. in the book
pustaka-d-alli
yNu
tree
mara

in the tree
mara-d-alli
u
trouble, problem
kaSTa
N
in trouble
kaSTa-d-alli
Nu
work, task
kelsa
N
at work, busy
kelsdalli
Nl

More Locative Sentences
English gloss Transliteration

a. Is the pen in the


book?
pennu pustakadalli id(e)yaa?
yw yNu
Cu?
b. Is the book in the
tree?
pustaka maradalli id(e)yaa?
yqN u Cu?
c. Are you busy?
niivu kelsdalli iddiiraa?
x Nu Cv?
d. Are you in trouble?
niivu kaSTadalli iddiiraa?
x Nu Cv?

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