Adjectives and Descriptive Language
Chapter in 30 Seconds
Unlock the power of description to bring your Kannada sentences to life with vibrant detail.
- Identify common Kannada adjectives.
- Place descriptive words correctly before nouns.
- Combine colors and sizes to paint pictures with words.
तुम क्या सीखोगे
Expand your vocabulary with common adjectives. Learn how to place adjectives before nouns to describe the world.
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कन्नड़ विशेषण स्थान: संज्ञाओं का वर्णन करना (dodda mane)In Kannada, always place the adjective before the noun, and don't change its form for gender or number.
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रंगों का वर्णन (Kempu, Nīli)Kannada colors are simple: they don't change for gender, and you mostly just use the base word.
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कन्नड़ में आकार बताना (dodda, sanna)In Kannada, size adjectives are indeclinable and always precede the noun, making them incredibly easy to use.
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कन्नड़ विशेषण: आसान मिलान (dodda, hosa)Adjectives in Kannada are simple: they stay the same regardless of the noun's gender or quantity.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
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By the end you will be able to: Describe everyday objects using size and color adjectives.
मुख्य उदाहरण (8)
Idu nanna hosa phone.
This is my new phone.
कन्नड़ विशेषण स्थान: संज्ञाओं का वर्णन करना (dodda mane)टिप्स और ट्रिक्स (4)
The 'English' Rule
The 'Baṇṇa' Shortcut
The 'Elder' Nuance
dodda and chikka are also used for family relations. Dodda-ppa is your father's elder brother, and Chikka-ppa is his younger brother.The 'No Change' Rule
मुख्य शब्दावली (6)
Real-World Preview
Buying a Shirt
Review Summary
- Adjective + Noun
- Adj + Noun + ide
सामान्य गलतियाँ
In Kannada, the adjective must come before the noun, not after.
Adjectives do not take plural suffixes; only the noun does.
Do not add linking particles between the adjective and the noun.
इस अध्याय के नियम (4)
Next Steps
You are doing great! Keep practicing these descriptions, and you will be speaking fluently in no time.
Label your furniture with sticky notes using Kannada adjectives.
त्वरित अभ्यास (8)
Find and fix the mistake:
Nannadu mane dodda.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ विशेषण स्थान: संज्ञाओं का वर्णन करना (dodda mane)
___ car.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ विशेषण: आसान मिलान (dodda, hosa)
I have a _____ (new) car.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ विशेषण स्थान: संज्ञाओं का वर्णन करना (dodda mane)
____ mane.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ में आकार बताना (dodda, sanna)
Find and fix the mistake:
Queue udda.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ में आकार बताना (dodda, sanna)
Find and fix the mistake:
Doddagaḷu manegaḷu.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: कन्नड़ विशेषण: आसान मिलान (dodda, hosa)
The leaf is ____. (ಎಲೆ ____ ಇದೆ.)
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: रंगों का वर्णन (Kempu, Nīli)
Find and fix the mistake:
Nanna car kempugaḷu.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: रंगों का वर्णन (Kempu, Nīli)
Score: /8
सामान्य प्रश्न (6)
olleya works for both huduga (boy) and hudugi (girl).tumba. It goes right before the adjective, like tumba dodda mane (a very big house).
