If you're trying to learn Kannada Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Kannada grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Kannada. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Kannada Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Kannada Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | sankyegalu/anki |
| one | ondhu |
| two | yeradu |
| three | mooru |
| four | naalku |
| five | aidhu |
| six | aaru |
| seven | yelu |
| eight | entu |
| nine | ombathu |
| ten | hatthu |
| eleven | hannondhu |
| twelve | hanneradhu |
| thirteen | hadhimooru |
| fourteen | hadinaalku |
| fifteen | hadinaidhu |
| sixteen | hadhinaaru |
| seventeen | hadhineelu |
| eighteen | hadhinentu |
| nineteen | hatthombatthu |
| twenty | ippathu |
| hundred | nooru |
| one thousand | saavira |
| million | kotii |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Kannada.
Kannada Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Kannada. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Kannada Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | sankhyagalu |
| first | prathama |
| second | dwithiya |
| third | thruthiya |
| fourth | chathurthi |
| fifth | panchami |
| sixth | sashtami |
| seventh | sapthami |
| eighth | ashata |
| ninth | nava |
| tenth | dasha |
| eleventh | hadhinonedhaneya |
| twelfth | hadhineradhaneya |
| thirteenth | hadhimooraneya |
| fourteenth | hadhinalkaneya |
| fifteenth | hadhinaidhaneya |
| sixteenth | hadhinaraneya |
| seventeenth | hadhinelaneya |
| eighteenth | hadhinentanehya |
| nineteenth | hathombathaneya |
| twentieth | ippathhaneya |
| once | ondu sala |
| twice | eradu sala |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Kannada. Once you're done with Kannada Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Kannada lessons here: Learn Kannada. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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