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Who, What, Where

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Kannada question words like 'Who', 'What', and 'Where' usually stay in their natural sentence position rather than moving to the front.

  • Who is 'Yaaru' (ಯಾರು). Example: 'Yaaru bandaru?' (Who came?)
  • What is 'Enu' (ಏನು). Example: 'Idhu enu?' (What is this?)
  • Where is 'Elli' (ಎಲ್ಲಿ). Example: 'Mane elli ide?' (Where is the house?)
Subject + Object + Verb + ? (Question word replaces the target info)

Question Word Usage

Kannada English Usage Example
Yaaru
Who
People
Yaaru bandaru?
Enu
What
Objects/Ideas
Idhu enu?
Elli
Where
Location
Mane elli?
Yava
Which
Selection
Yava pustaka?
Yake
Why
Reason
Yake hoguttiddira?
Hegge
How
Manner
Hegge iddiiri?

Reference Table

Reference table for Who, What, Where
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
Subject + Object + Verb
Naanu hoguttene.
Question (Who)
Yaaru + Verb?
Yaaru hoguttiddare?
Question (What)
Subject + Enu + Verb?
Idhu enu?
Question (Where)
Subject + Elli + Verb?
Nimma mane elli?
Negative
Subject + Object + Verb + illa
Idhu enu illa.
Short Answer
Noun + ide/illa
Idhu pustaka.

Meanings

These words are used to request specific information about people, objects, or locations.

1

Person (Who)

Used to ask about the identity of a person.

“Yaaru hoguttiddare?”

“Avaru yaaru?”

2

Object/Action (What)

Used to ask about things or actions.

“Idhu enu?”

“Avaru enu maduttiddare?”

3

Location (Where)

Used to ask about the location of an object or person.

“Bus stand elli ide?”

“Nimma mane elli?”

طیف رسمیت

رسمی
Neevu ellige hoguttiddiri?

Neevu ellige hoguttiddiri? (Asking a friend or stranger)

خنثی
Neevu ellige hoguttiddira?

Neevu ellige hoguttiddira? (Asking a friend or stranger)

غیر رسمی
Elli hoguttiddiya?

Elli hoguttiddiya? (Asking a friend or stranger)

عامیانه
Elli hogtiddiya?

Elli hogtiddiya? (Asking a friend or stranger)

Question Word Map

Kannada Questions

People

  • Yaaru Who

Things

  • Enu What

Places

  • Elli Where

مثال‌ها بر اساس سطح

1

Nimma hesaru enu?

What is your name?

2

Avaru yaaru?

Who is he/she?

3

Mane elli ide?

Where is the house?

4

Idhu enu?

What is this?

1

Nimma tande yaaru?

Who is your father?

2

Neevu ellige hoguttiddiri?

Where are you going?

3

Avaru enu helidaru?

What did they say?

4

Nimma ooru elli?

Where is your hometown?

1

Yaaru bandiddaru endu nimage gottideye?

Do you know who came?

2

Naanu enu madabeku endu heliri.

Tell me what I should do.

3

Avaru elli iddare endu nange gottilla.

I don't know where they are.

4

Yaaru karedaru?

Who called?

1

Enu agidde adu agali.

Whatever happens, let it happen.

2

Yaaru bandaru enu, naanu hoguttene.

Whoever comes, I am going.

3

Elli hogiddeero alli hogiri.

Go wherever you went.

4

Avaru enu madidaru enu, nange chinte illa.

Whatever they did, I don't care.

1

Yaaru elli iddarenu, ellaru ondē.

Whoever is where, everyone is one.

2

Enu vishesha, enu samachara?

What's special, what's the news?

3

Elli nodidaru alli janare.

Wherever you look, there are people.

4

Yaaru helidaru enu, adu nambalara.

Whatever anyone says, it is unbelievable.

1

Yaaru kanda kanasu elli nilluttade?

Where does the dream seen by whom end?

2

Enu madi enu prayojana?

What is the use of doing anything?

3

Elli hudukidaru sigada vastu.

An object not found wherever searched.

4

Yaaru bandarenu, naanu nanna kelasa maduttene.

Whoever comes, I will do my work.

به‌راحتی اشتباه گرفته می‌شود

Who, What, Where در مقابل Yaaru vs Yava

Learners often use Yaaru for things.

Who, What, Where در مقابل Enu vs Yake

Learners mix up 'What' and 'Why'.

Who, What, Where در مقابل Elli vs Ellige

Learners mix up 'Where' and 'Where to'.

اشتباهات رایج

✗

Enu idhu?

✓

Idhu enu?

Question words don't go to the front.
✗

Yaaru pustaka?

✓

Yava pustaka?

Yaaru is for people, Yava is for things.
✗

Elli mane?

✓

Mane elli?

Word order is wrong.
✗

Enu hoguttiddira?

✓

Hegge hoguttiddira?

Enu is what, Hegge is how.
✗

Yaaru bandaru?

✓

Yaaru bandaru?

This is correct, but ensure the verb matches.
✗

Elli ide mane?

✓

Mane elli ide?

Keep the subject first.
✗

Enu nimage beku?

✓

Nimage enu beku?

Subject 'Nimage' should come first.
✗

Yaaru hogiddu nange gottilla.

✓

Yaaru hogiddu nange gottilla.

This is correct, but ensure the relative clause is clear.
✗

Elli hogabeku endu helu.

✓

Elli hogabeku endu helu.

Correct, but ensure the verb is at the end.
✗

Enu madidaru avaru?

✓

Avaru enu madidaru?

Subject-Verb order.
✗

Yaaru elli hogidru, adu nange chinte.

✓

Yaaru elli hogidru, adu nange chinte.

Correct, but ensure the comma usage is natural.
✗

Enu agidde agali.

✓

Enu agidde agali.

Correct.
✗

Elli nodidaru alli.

✓

Elli nodidaru alli.

Correct.

الگوهای جمله‌سازی

Idhu ___.

Avaru ___.

Mane ___ ide?

Neevu ___ hoguttiddiri?

Real World Usage

Travel very common

Bus elli ide?

Social Media common

Enu samachara?

Job Interview common

Nimma anubhava enu?

Food Delivery common

Order elli ide?

Texting constant

Elli iddiya?

Shopping common

Idhu enu bele?

💡

Don't move the word

Keep the question word where the answer would be.
⚠️

Yaaru vs Yava

Use Yaaru for people, Yava for things.
🎯

Intonation

Raise your voice at the end of the sentence.
💬

Enu samachara

Use this to start conversations.

Smart Tips

Use 'Elli' at the end of the location phrase.

Elli mane ide? → Mane elli ide?

Use 'Yaaru' instead of 'Yava'.

Yava bandaru? → Yaaru bandaru?

Use 'Enu' as the object.

Enu idhu? → Idhu enu?

Use 'Enu samachara?'

Namaskara. → Namaskara, enu samachara?

تلفظ

Mane elli ide? (rising pitch)

Intonation

Raise your pitch at the end of the question.

Question

Sentence + ?

Indicates a request for information.

حفظ کنید

روش یادسپاری

Think of 'Yaaru' as 'You-are-who?', 'Enu' as 'Enu-thing?', and 'Elli' as 'Elli-where'.

تداعی تصویری

Imagine a person knocking on your door (Yaaru), holding a mysterious box (Enu), and asking for directions to the park (Elli).

Rhyme

Yaaru is for a person, Enu for a thing, Elli is for the place, that's the Kannada ring!

Story

A traveler arrives in Bengaluru. He asks 'Yaaru?' to the driver. He asks 'Enu?' when he sees a strange fruit. He asks 'Elli?' when he can't find his hotel.

شبکه واژگان

YaaruEnuElliYakeHeggeYava

چالش

Ask 3 people today 'Nimma hesaru enu?' and 'Nimma ooru elli?'

نکات فرهنگی

Asking 'Enu samachara?' (What is the news?) is a very common way to greet someone.

These interrogatives are derived from Proto-Dravidian roots.

شروع‌کننده‌های مکالمه

“

Nimma hesaru enu?

“

Nimma mane elli ide?

“

Avaru yaaru?

“

Neevu ellige hoguttiddiri?

موضوعات نگارش

Write about your day using 'enu'.
Describe your family and ask 'yaaru' questions.
Write about your favorite place and ask 'elli' questions.
Create a dialogue between two people meeting for the first time.

اشتباهات رایج

Incorrect

صحیح

Incorrect

صحیح

Incorrect

صحیح

Incorrect

صحیح

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

Nimma hesaru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: enu
Enu means what.
Choose the correct word. چند گزینه‌ای

Avaru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: yaaru
Yaaru is for people.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Enu idhu?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Idhu enu?
Question words don't go to the front.
Reorder the words. Sentence Building

ide / elli / mane

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mane elli ide?
Subject-Object-Verb.
Translate to Kannada. ترجمه

Where is the bus?

Answer starts with: Bus...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bus elli ide?
Elli is where.
Match the word to the meaning. جفت کردن

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Who
Yaaru is who.
Select the correct question word. چند گزینه‌ای

Nimma ooru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: elli
Elli is for location.
Fill in the blank.

Avaru ___ maduttiddare?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: enu
Enu is what.

Score: /8

تمرین‌های عملی

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Nimma hesaru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: enu
Enu means what.
Choose the correct word. چند گزینه‌ای

Avaru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: yaaru
Yaaru is for people.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Enu idhu?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Idhu enu?
Question words don't go to the front.
Reorder the words. Sentence Building

ide / elli / mane

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mane elli ide?
Subject-Object-Verb.
Translate to Kannada. ترجمه

Where is the bus?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bus elli ide?
Elli is where.
Match the word to the meaning. جفت کردن

Yaaru

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Who
Yaaru is who.
Select the correct question word. چند گزینه‌ای

Nimma ooru ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: elli
Elli is for location.
Fill in the blank.

Avaru ___ maduttiddare?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: enu
Enu is what.

Score: /8

سوالات متداول (8)

No, keep it in the same position as the answer.

It is used for both singular and plural.

No, use 'Yaaru' for people.

Use 'Elli' with the place name.

It is generally SOV, but flexible.

Elli is location, Ellige is direction.

Yes, if it is implied.

They are neutral and used in all registers.

Scaffolded Practice

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1

2

2

3

3

4

4

Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

Spanish moderate

Quién/Qué/Dónde

Word order is the main difference.

French moderate

Qui/Quoi/Où

No auxiliary verb needed in Kannada.

German moderate

Wer/Was/Wo

Verb position.

Japanese high

Dare/Nani/Doko

Particle usage differs.

Arabic low

Man/Ma/Ayna

Sentence structure.

Chinese high

Shei/Shenme/Nali

Tone vs. Particle.

Learning Path

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