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nODu means “To See”. nODuttane = nODu + utta + aane, means “He will see”.
- Here, let us assume that “utta” is an joiner and “aane” is the gender specific word.
- Similarly nODuttaLe = nODu + utta + aaLe, means she will see with “aale”.
- Similarly, nODutte = nODu + utta + E = It will see
- Present Tense
| Gender/Person | English | Kannada |
| First person | I will do | naanu maaDuttEne |
| — | We will do | naavu maaDuttEve |
| Second Person | Will You do? | neenu maaDutteeya? |
| You(plural) do | neevu maaDutteera | |
| Male/Third person | He will play | avanu aaDuttaane |
| Female/Third person | She will play | avaLu aaDuttaaLe |
| They will run | avaru ODuttare | |
| Non-human/Third person | Tiger runs | huli ODuttade |
| They(non-living) run | avu ODuttave |
First person usage = verb + utta + ene………………… Second person usage = verb + utta + eeya
Third person usage = verb + utta + ane/aLe
Negative sentences
| English | Kannada | Tense form |
| I am singing | naanu haaDuttiddene | haaDu + utta + iddEne |
| I am not singing | naanu haaDuttilla | haaDu + utta + illa |
Continuous present:
Whenever we talk about the continuous present the verbs are attached to utta+iddene.
Example:
| maaDu + Utta | maaDuttiddEne,(Self)maaDttaiddaare (Plural)
maaDuttiddaane(Male) maaDuttiddaaLe, (Female) |
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Please explain all 12 tens forms in Kannada.
Good post
Tenses clear
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